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10m sinkhole: 'I fell in and screamed'

After falling down a 10m deep sinkhole and landing on the remains of dead animals, Jill Clendon's first thoughts focused on whether she had broken any bones.

Woman winched to safety after fall

A woman trapped in a cave on the Takaka Hill near Nelson has been rescued. She had activated an emergency locator beacon after falling in part of the Ngarua Caves about 11am.

Man crushed by 700kg hay bale

Drivers warned as too many near-misses with trains

A spate of near-collisions between motorists and trains at level crossings have prompted a warning to drivers.

Physiotherapy crucial for injured dad

The trailer was packed, the wife and kids were waiting in the car and Mike Moth needed to run inside to get one last thing.

ACC claim tops $1 million

The most expensive claim filed with the Accident Compensation Corporation for an injury suffered around the home has cost taxpayers more than $1 million.

Man who died at quarry named

Woman seriously injured in coal train accident dies

More tests for deadly mystery object

Particulates from the mystery object which killed a driver last year are now being studied by Otago University researchers after ESR tests weren't definitive.

Crash officer appalled at 'fabrication'

The first officer on the scene of a crash, which police tried to blame on a truck driver for using his mobile phone, says there was never any suggestion the truckie was at fault.

Ironman days over after cycling crash

Seasoned Auckland triathlete Garth Barfoot hopes to get back in the saddle after an emergency hip replacement following a serious bike crash, but admits his Ironman days are over.

Two people hospitalised after head-on collision

Two people have been taken to hospital following a head-on collision outside Palmerston North this afternoon.

Call for more motorcycle safety measures

A coroner is calling for more safety measures at raceways after a 19-year-old motorcyclist died almost a month after he lost control at high speed and slammed helmet-first into a tyre barrier.

Smashed Aston Martin up for auction

A smashed Aston Martin sports car, which was written off when a Chinese tourist crashed into a light pole last year, has been put up for auction.

Miraculous escape after bridge plunge

A driver has had what emergency workers dubbed a miraculous escape after surviving a 40-metre plunge off a bridge in his vehicle, which landed upside-down in a river.

One family - four sons lost

A West Coast family have been left devastated after losing the last of four sons at the weekend, with all of the young men being killed in tragic circumstances.

Crash survivor: Police wrong over ad

An innocent victim who survived a crash featured in a new road safety campaign says police have misled people and unfairly blamed a truck driver involved.

Killer crash puzzles gliding folk

Glider pilot Trent Miller died doing what he loved - but he shouldn't have. Miller's glider crashed last week in circumstances still under probe by the Civil Aviation Authority.