A man who died when he fell down a waterfall on his way to a Rugby World Cup game died because of a series of poor judgement calls.

The 78 recommendations made after an inquiry into the Anzac Day Iroquois crash are not enough to prevent another tragedy, an independent review says.

A debrief will be held after five workmen went missing in an underground tunnel in Auckland last night.

Two people were sent to hospital and Auckland's Northern Motorway was completely blocked after a truck crashed and rolled at the entrance of the Victoria Park tunnel.

Mayfield motorcyclist Craig Hyde has been remembered as "fun loving" and "a role model to younger riders" after being killed in a race at Timaru.

New Zealanders are dying and being seriously injured in crashes that could have been avoided with a lower drink-drive limit.

The driver of a Fonterra milk tanker was killed yesterday when his truck crashed into a drain near Dargaville. The man died at the scene, said Northland fire service spokesperson Tania Matthews.

A baby boy was killed after he was run over in a paddock in front of where his family home was being built in Ngaruawahia.

A man was perched out of the window of a moving van just moments before two charity motorcycle riders were killed in a "sickening" crash, a fellow rider says.

Police have released the names of two of the people who died yesterday during a horror weekend where six people died and more than a were dozen injured.

Two bikers were killed on a toy run for charity when about half a dozen riders were hit head-on by a van yesterday.

Greg Reynolds has seen too many young, inexperienced drivers, older drivers and those who should know better crash outside his business.

A butcher's Olympic dream has been crushed after a judge found him guilty of accidentally shooting his apprentice during a homekill.

A recovering family of five hospitalised after their house filled with petrol generator fumes say the ordeal was like a scene from a horror movie.