A head-injury victim has been threatened with loss of compensation after ACC's medical adviser failed to clarify how few hours a week he thought the man could work.

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.

Investigations are underway after an Auckland ferry's mayday call during an evening commuter run, with 60 people on board.

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.