The teenager driving in the fatal Bethlehem College crash would not have been legally allowed to drive the ill-fated van.

A bridge on a major expressway in central China collapsed, leaving the twisted remains of cars and trucks scattered among the rubble as state media reported at least eight deaths.

The teenage son of a Rotorua woman whose death in a car crash prompted a national campaign against texting and driving says more needs to be done to stop distraction behind the wheel.

Last year ACC shelled out almost $9 million for summer-related injuries, including $11,000 because of sunburn.

A New Zealander who was driving a motorboat which hit and killed an 11-year-old girl at a London water park will not face charges, British police have decided.

The revelation of a teenager's part in a tragic crash in Kenya has raised more questions than it answers.

The cost of Bethlehem College hiring a PR consultant and private investigator in the aftermath of the Kenyan tragedy will be partly met by taxpayers.

The father of the Kiwi triplets killed in a mall fire in Doha says the prosecution case at a trial to decide culpability for the fatal fire was "fairly limited''.

A "good, kind and respected man" is how a former Bethlehem College student describes the teen who was driving the minibus that crashed in Kenya, killing four people.

The driver of a Fonterra milk tanker that ended up in a ditch at an intersection outside Kaitaia on Sunday morning is to be charged with careless driving.

The last of the prosecution witnesses in the Doha mall fire trial has given evidence on how the deadly blaze was ignited.

A criminal law expert says he would have advised a former Bethlehem College student to keep quiet about his part in a tragic bus crash in Kenya until arriving home.

New Zealand police will inform Kenyan authorities that the driver of a minivan that crashed killing four people was an 18-year-old Kiwi, not a local man.

A normal start to the school year is expected at Tauranga's Bethlehem College today.

An 11-year-old Motueka boy suffered burns to his face and upper body when a gas bottle being used for a barbecue exploded.

The bodies of the three Canadian men believed killed in a plane crash in Antarctica will not be recovered until at least October, Antarctica New Zealand says.

A 16-year-old has suffered spinal injuries after falling off trail bike whilst performing jumps at a Hawkes Bay farm.

A driver died when his vehicle plunged 60 metres down a bank in northern Hawkes Bay, and another motorist had a lucky escape when he jumped out of his truck only minutes before it was destroyed by flames yesterday.

The ten children of a couple killed in a mini-van accident in Kenya on January 15 have paid tribute to their parents at a funeral service at Bethlehem College this morning.

Police have reopened State Highway 7 following a crash shortly before 1pm yesterday in which a motorcyclist heading to the annual Woodstock Rally near Hokitika was killed.

More than 2,000 people are expected to attend a funeral in Tauranga this morning for the husband and wife who died in a road crash in Kenya.