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Schumacher awakening from coma

Bike collision happened on driveway

A 10-year-old girl who was critically injured when she crashed into a car had been riding her bike up and down a friend's driveway.

Hot sand burns + 440k other ACC claims

Ah summer. Icecream, jandals, BBQs, long hot days at the beach....and hundreds of thousands of injury claims to ACC.

Cyclist, 10, badly hurt in crash

A 10-year-old girl was last night in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by a car while riding her bicycle on a rural road - the latest in a series of bad cycling accidents.

Smashed Aston Martin auction gets attention of car enthusiasts

A smashed Aston Martin sports car has sparked the attention of car enthusiasts after it was put up for auction.

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.

Texting-related injuries on the rise

Clumsy Kiwis have fallen into gutters, crashed into trees and collided with other people while texting and walking.

Ironman vet injured on ride

Ironman veteran Garth Barfoot is recovering in hospital with a broken femur after a car hit him while he was out cycling.

New mates my lifesavers, says climber

Climber Heather Rhodes has no memory of the 300m fall that almost took her life on the Cameron Glacier in the Southern Alps in November.

Hefty bill for Aston Martin crash

A Chinese man's holiday to NZ took an expensive turn when he crashed his $200,000 Aston Martin Rapide on Tamaki Dr, with another $14,000 bill for the light pole he hit.

Auckland port worker badly injured in fall

An Auckland port worker was hospitalised after falling at least 30 metres from the side of a boat yesterday.

Man crawls 150m for help after quad bike rolls

An Owaka man was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital after a quad bike rolled in the Catlins yesterday.

Paraglider's petrifying plunge

Soaring to 1000m above sea level, out of control, vomiting, and heading for the Pacific Ocean, Howard Hudson thought he was going to die.

Bridges accused of duty 'dereliction'

Labour says it is "pathetic" that Minister of Labour Simon Bridges will not commit to attending an industry led-review of safety in the forestry industry.

Help for family after sand death

Food, donations and offers of help are pouring in to support the family of a boy killed after a hole he was digging in the sand collapsed and suffocated him.