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Crash company couldn't be charged

The Civil Aviation Authority may have been able to pursue legal action against the pilot involved in the Fox Glacier tragedy had he survived, but it was unable to lay charges against the company responsible for the ill-fated operation.

Dad slams tourism safety

The father of a British man killed in the Fox Glacier tragedy says the Government has failed to improve the safety of adventure tourism and New Zealand remains too dangerous.

Tourists' plane doomed at take-off

A skydiving plane carrying nine people was over the allowable weight limit and unbalanced when it plummeted to the ground and burst into flames, the Coroner says.

Ex-partner says pilot too good for error

The former partner of Chami Senadhira has rejected the coroner's finding that a pilot-related factor may have been a cause of the crash which claimed nine lives.

Drivers killed in head-on crash

The drivers of two cars were killed after one is believed to have drifted across the centre line and collided with the second vehicle head-on last night.

Girls hit by alleged drink driver

One of two young girls hit by an alleged drink driver in the Bay of Plenty yesterday has been transferred to Auckland for treatment.

Kids' scooter injuries skyrocket

The number of children seriously hurt while riding push scooters has skyrocketed with their popularity. More than 6000 under-14s were injured last year.

Driver hits young girls

An alleged drink driver has struck and injured two young girls while reversing from a driveway in the Bay of Plenty.

Two buses crush car

Two people were injured as a car was crushed between two buses in an Auckland suburb this morning.

Fatigue - the quiet killer on our roads

Police appeal for help over crash that killed teenager

Snow Planet worker caught in machine

A young Snow Planet employee was taken to hospital after spending an hour trapped in a machine with his arm caught in a conveyer belt.

Mine victims back safety reforms

Families of Pike River mine victims say they will ensure that recommendations from the health and safety taskforce are acted on.

Musicians mourn aunt hit on road

Two of New Zealand's top musicians are mourning a relative who died after being knocked down at a dangerous Auckland road crossing on her way to a karaoke club night.

Health and safety system slammed

An independent taskforce review of NZ's workplace health and safety has recommended sweeping changes, and says the current system has "significant weaknesses''.

Desperate attempt to help girlfriend

A man has told of a teenage boy's desperate attempts to get help for his girlfriend who died when the car they were in crashed this morning.

'Alarming' number of quad bike injuries

More than a third of farm fatalities involve quad bikes, and the number of injuries from quad bikes is increasing at an "alarming'' rate, according to a new study.

Deck drop: 'It's lucky no one died'

The owners of a house where a deck collapsed, sending about 20 people and a hot barbecue plummeting to the ground, say it was lucky no one was killed.