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Crash victims pronounced dead

Three Canadian men who were in a plane that crashed into one of Antarctica's highest mountains have officially been pronounced dead by a NZ coroner.

Seatbelts could've saved them

Three American students killed when their van rolled near Turangi last year could be alive today if they had been wearing seatbelts, an inquest has heard.

Survivor keen on NZ return

A year after the Turangi crash that killed three US students, its most scarred survivor remains determined to return to thank those who saved her life.

Battle over $620m estate

The widow and mother of multi-millionaire Michael Erceg have gone to court in a dispute over the liquor tycoon's estate.

Quad bike claims cost $11.9m

Quad bike-related claims cost the Government nearly $12 million last year and, despite extended safety campaigns, riders continue to die.

Timaru car-crush victim named

Police have named a Timaru man who was crushed to death by his car while trying to remove the oil filter.

Kiwi engineer killed in Thai rescue bid

Provincial authorities in Thailand have shut down a biomass power plant following the deaths of Michael Coppins and a Thai colleague.

Brother sees paraglider's horror plunge

A man watched his brother plunge 50m on to rocks in a paragliding accident at a west Auckland beach yesterday.

Killer driver was double the legal limit

The man who crashed into and killed a TV3 staff member was two times over the legal blood alcohol limit, police allege.

Lane blocked after truck and trailer roll in Waikato

A truck and trailer rolled in Waikato overnight but the driver was not injured.

Four cars crash in rush-hour Auckland traffic

Mum asked to pay after son hit by car

The mother of a 12-year-old boy hit by a car as he walked home from school is being chased for damages by the driver's insurance company.

Hunter who died after fall was on water level device

Hubbard's wife blamed for crash

Allan Hubbard died in a head-on car crash caused by his elderly wife, not by the other driver accused of careless driving causing his death, a court has been told.

Biker's body found after search called off

A mountain biker who plunged 9m to his death was not found until the next day after police decided to call off an area search, a coroner's finding has detailed.

Queen's Birthday road toll: Zero

For the first time since records began there has not been a single road death during the Queen's Birthday weekend, and police say it is a "very positive" result.

Man rushing to fire saved by tackle

A survivor of a fire that gutted a Rotorua warehouse, killing teenage girl Mihinui Tamiana, tried to run back into the inferno to save her.

Road toll: Police eye zero

Police were tonight hoping for the first-ever Queen's Birthday weekend without a single road death.