A man whose son drowned after his car rolled into a pond on the West Coast last month has finally been interviewed by police.

The family of a New Zealander killed instantly when she was struck by a falling tree branch in London has thanked those who came to her aid.

The family of a Canadian woman killed in a road accident on a Waitomo intersection say they are shocked to learn another tourist's life has been taken there.

The American honeymooner involved in a horror crash that killed her young husband remains in a critical condition in hospital with her parents at her side.

Aiden Lints has finally come home to Te Puke, after the three-year-old overcome injuries suffered in a major car crash.

The simple act of leaving a lamp on at home sparked a blaze which totally destroyed a Waipukurau home at the weekend.

Twenty people have received ACC payouts for injuries by sharks so far this year - a drop in the ocean compared to other animal-related injury claims.

The motorist who had a miraculous escape when her vehicle collided with a train in Canterbury had just visited her sister's grave.

An American man was killed and his new wife seriously injured when their car and a cement truck collided on a deadly intersection near the Waitomo Caves holiday spot.

The ACC has partially backed down on a new privacy initiative adopted in the wake of the Bronwyn Pullar affair but which was criticised as costly and inconvenient for clients.