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Train victim was visiting sister's grave
The motorist who had a miraculous escape when her vehicle collided with a train in Canterbury had just visited her sister's grave.
Tourists' honeymoon tragedy
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.
ACC's privacy backdown
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.
Fatal train accident near Ashburton
A woman who died when she was hit by a train today near Ashburton had been the subject of a police pursuit earlier this morning.
Pond crash dad had brain tumour
A man whose son drowned when his ute rolled into a pond on the West Coast was suffering from a terminal brain tumour he did not know about at the time, a family friend says.
Truckies blasted over crashes
Four overturned trucks in just over a week have brought a warning to drivers to watch their speed, loads and fatigue levels.
Crash victim's battle to live
Her body battered by the 4WD which knocked her from her bicycle, Sirpa Lajunen told herself she "had to live" as paramedics scrambled her to hospital.
Hit and run: Bail granted
An 18-year-old man charged over a deadly hit-and-run on Saturday night has been granted bail.
Man killed in Northland collision
A man has died in a two-car collision between a van and vehicle on State Highway 1 in Northland.
Driver rushed to hospital after being freed from car
A person has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after being trapped in their car in central Auckland.
Search for missing vessel to resume
Search teams will be back out this morning looking for a fishing vessel which is missing off the coast of Fiordland.
Nine years of pain - five ACC apologies
ACC has been faulted for trying to limit the scope of independent assessments of an amputee's needs for help with transportation and housing modifications.