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Ruapehu fall teen: 'Lucky and foolish'

An Auckland man and his daughter who helped rescue a "totally unprepared" German tourist who'd slipped down Mt Ruapehu believes the young man would have died.

Kiwis killed in Samoa after car flips

A night out in Samoa ended in tragedy for two Kiwi men who were killed in a car accident.

Eagle tragedy: 20 years on

Friends of the four dead people say it was a miracle the collision over Auckland killed no one else.

Ruapehu fall teen: 'I refused to die'

Wanja Drees cried out in pain for 20 minutes before he realised help wasn't coming. He was stuck on Mt Ruapehu with a broken leg after tumbling 100m.

Partner left in 'best possible place'

Rutger Hale did not particularly like hot, sunny days. So cool, breezy conditions at Lake Hawea yesterday were perfect for his memorial service.

Hurt climber uses laces to stay alive

A teenager who fell 100m down Mt Ruapehu might have died if not for his quick thinking - and shoe laces.

Man dies under wall collapse

A man is dead after a wall fell on him as he worked in his Blenheim garden yesterday.

Stone wall falls on person

A person is dead after a stone wall fell on them in Blenheim this afternoon.

AJ's swerve saves family

Bungy pioneer AJ Hackett is lucky to be alive after a high-speed head-on road crash in Queenstown.

Playground fall boy recovering

A little boy lucky to survive a freak playground accident will soon be heading home.

Man died drunk but sniffer missed it

A drunk driver breezed through a police breath test despite being almost four times over the drink-drive limit - and was killed in a crash shortly afterwards.

Hard road back from bizarre crash

It was a moment of stupidity that almost cost Greg Watts his life - and made headlines around the world. We meet the man who fell from a motorised bar stool.

Train accident kills 2, injures 25 in India

Man who died after balcony fall was 'severely under the influence'

Distressing call before incident

A teenager had just learned that a friend was on life support in hospital when he was struck by a car and killed just before Christmas last year, a coroner has found.

Rocks hurled from overbridge hit cars

Police are looking for youths seen throwing rocks off a motorway overbridge at cars, as forensic tests get underway on an object that killed driver Rutger Hale.

Police still unable to identify mystery object that killed driver

Delays for motorists after heavy truck and trailer rolls

Motorists are being told to expect delays around Matamata this morning after a heavy truck and trailer rolled in the early hours of this morning.