NZ dad killed in Saudi crash about to marry
The fiancee of a Kiwi killed in a car crash in Saudi Arabia says despite his rugged exterior he was "the most kind, caring, generous person".
The fiancee of a Kiwi killed in a car crash in Saudi Arabia says despite his rugged exterior he was "the most kind, caring, generous person".
The Hillsborough soccer disaster - revealed this week as a cover-up by British authorities - changed forever the lives of fans who saw it. Geoff Cumming spoke to one Auckland witness.
Julie Ferne's final sacrifice was to protect her grandson, her family have told mourners at a service for a woman they described as loving, resilient, generous and kind.
More than 1000 family, friends, fellow mountain bikers and motocross riders farewelled Rotorua mountain biking legend James Dodds in Rotorua this afternoon.
The baby who was injured when his grandmother died after falling three storeys in Vietnam while carrying him is well enough for his father to return to New Zealand.
Dean Lonergan lying on Melbourne's Olympic Park turf - concussed and body twitching - is one of NZ sport's indelible images. We continue our Herald special report.
A friend of a 20-year-old New Zealander who died in a base jumping accident in Italy says he "left this world doing what he loved the most".
The Air Force was warned about risks being taken before a deadly Iroquois crash - now an inquiry will look at whether best practice was followed.
In the second part of our series on brain injury in sport, we look at the dangers at the community level of rugby with one man whose life was changed forever.
Critics say urgent solution is needed for brain damage problem, report Dana Johannsen and Dylan Cleaver.
Over the next four days, the Herald will take a close look at the issue of concussion in sport, with a heavy emphasis on rugby. We will speak to some who are afflicted, and those who are trying to ensure the next generation of players are safer.
A truck driver has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was rescued from a milk tanker which crashed into a power pole, bringing down live power lines. The man was trapped in the badly damaged cab for about 40 minutes.
A car that crashed in Auckland early today was jammed with nine teenagers, including one in the boot. Police believed the teenagers were heading from a party on the Shore to the city.