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Cycling: Battler back on bike he loves a year after crash

After what Geoff Purcell has been through, you might think he wouldn't be heading out for any last-minute practice rides before this year's Colville Connection on the Coromandel.

Battler's four years of agonising pain

After the Accident Compensation Corporation refused to pay for treating some of her injuries, Yahaloma Hochman feels her life is no longer worth living.

Hero driver saves truckie

A school principal prevented a likely fatal accident by jumping into a 29-tonne truck veering across State Highway 1 after its driver had passed out at the wheel.

Four injured in three-car crash

Cyclist: 'I'm very lucky I didn't die'

'I've been sleeping.' 10-year-old cyclist Samantha Robertson is aware of how close she came to death in a crash with a car that left her in an induced coma.

Victim's family forgive tourist who caused fatal crash

Tourist pleads guilty over crash that killed unborn baby

A French tourist has admitted her role in a car crash that claimed the life of an unborn child on Sunday night.

Woman killed in car v motorcycle collision named

Unborn child dies after crash in Whangarei

The unborn child of a woman who was seriously injured in a car crash in Whangarei last night has died.

Unborn child dies after Northland crash

Wee ninjas learn safe play

Call for course funding as toddlers' safety skills improve with nine-week programme.

Two teens in serious condition after crash

Two teenagers are in a serious condition following a two-car head-on collision near Whangarei which also put two others in hospital.

Crossfire victim seeking Crown compensation

A man injured in a police shooting that killed teen courier driver Halatau Naitoko is suing the Crown for compensation.

Dad's relief: Crashed bike girl stirs

A 10-year-old who crashed her bike into a car has shown the first signs of recovery after a week in a coma.

10m sinkhole: 'I fell in and screamed'

After falling down a 10m deep sinkhole and landing on the remains of dead animals, Jill Clendon's first thoughts focused on whether she had broken any bones.

Woman winched to safety after fall

A woman trapped in a cave on the Takaka Hill near Nelson has been rescued. She had activated an emergency locator beacon after falling in part of the Ngarua Caves about 11am.