Police have named the victims of the Carterton balloon tragedy. All victims are from the Wellington and Wairarapa regions.

The pilot killed with his 10 passengers yesterday was due to have married this summer.

Eleven people were killed after a hot air balloon crashed near Carterton

Alesana Seneka drowned at Papamoa Beach on Tuesday after trying to retrieve cray pots from the water. His family say his death was "something we didn't expect to happen."

A 48-year-old farmer has died after being trapped under a tree near the Waikato town of Otorohanga.

Young drivers are not invincible and their cars are not toys, say police.