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.