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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.

Mum 'fobbed off' after bike failure

Concern over safety of Kmart bicycle after wheel buckles, tossing woman in front of car

Fatal bike smash: Group's riding concerned other motorists - police

Ill-feeling precedes marae fire

A Far North marae hit by fire this week had been the subject of infighting over a new building on the site, a marae leader says.

Biker dies in smash

A motorcyclist died when a vehicle collided with a group of bikers near Rotorua yesterday afternoon.

Mother and child hospitalised after crash

Plea for ute driver to come forward

Rutger Hale's partner believes the mystery of his death from an unknown object could be solved if the driver of a white utility vehicle would just come forward.

From celebrations to tragedy

A man and his nephew who drowned while trying to save a little girl were preparing for a big week of celebrations, including the young victim's eighth birthday.

Fatal crash in Rolleston

Skydiving planes collide (+ video)

Mike Robinson was at 12,000 feet when a second plane carrying other skydivers struck the aircraft he was in, sending them all tumbling toward the ground.

Lower limit tipped to save lives

Changes to the law to limit the number of drinks a person can have before driving are being welcomed by the family of a young woman nearly killed by a drunk driver.

Crash a 'senseless tragedy'

A man has told how he avoided a vehicle that had crossed the centre line only to discover minutes later it had ploughed into the car his wife was driving, killing her.

Double drowning victims named

A 7-year-old boy and his 22-year-old uncle who drowned in northern Hawke's Bay yesterday have been named by police.

Auckland girl badly burned by firework

A 4-year-old Auckland girl was badly burned after a firework thrown by her brother landed in the hood of her pyjamas.

Extreme skier's fatal slip on Mt Cook

A Swedish extreme-altitude skier who plunged 600m to his death near the peak of Aoraki-Mt Cook had set a new record on the mountain just days earlier.