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Boy hit in road games
A young boy is nursing bruises and grazes after he was clipped by a car while playing a deadly game of chicken as he waited for a school bus.
Safety swoop shuts building sites
More than half of home building sites inspected in a safety clampdown have been closed or ordered to stop dangerous practices.
Big jump in elderly road casualties
A surge in the number of older people being killed or seriously injured on the roads is being blamed on their fragility and New Zealand's ageing population.
Injured man keen to thank mystery hero
A man who chipped his spine and broke his pelvis after falling into a blowhole on Auckland's west coast hopes to contact the mystery hero who saved his life.
No charge for shooting boy
The mother of a 5-year-old shot dead in Samoa is struggling to believe her son has died, shot at the hands of his 8-year-old cousin.
Boy, 5, shot dead by 8-year-old
A 5-year-old New Zealand boy has been shot dead while fighting over a gun with his cousin in Samoa.
Fallen line kills firefighter
A firefighter was killed yesterday when he was electrocuted while trying to repair a fallen powerline in Southland.
Farmers' risky little helper
If you wish to experience something rare, take the road less travelled. To appreciate the lie of the land, you must take the high road.
'I had to let go' - officer's rescue bid
The story of a police officer's heroic waterfall rescue effort is the most harrowing a coroner has heard in 33 years.
Farmers urged to face up to risks
The number of farm injuries has decreased but farmers are still taking too many risks, says Federated Farmers.
Raw video: Gyrocopter crashes into harbour
A gyrocopter carrying two men, lost power shortly after take-off and plunged into Tauranga Harbour. The men did not have any serious injuries in result of the crash.
Boy, 13, steals car and hits biker
A motorcyclist was thrown into the air when he was hit by a 13-year-old boy fleeing police in a stolen car.
Crash survivor had just lost brother
The sole survivor of a fiery crash which killed four people, including his son and partner, was getting over a recent tragedy but excited after getting engaged.
Tourist's quad bike death makes five
An Australian woman has died after being severely injured in a quad bike accident days into her New Zealand holiday.
Honeymoon crash victim heads home
Waitomo crash survivor Kirsten Steinke is on her way home to Colorado after a month in hospital following the crash that killed her new husband.