Two people are seriously injured in Tauranga Hospital after being thrown out of the back of a car.

A 45-year-old man is in intensive care after a 300kg block of concrete fell on him at a Bay of Plenty trucking firm.

A 45 year old male has received life threatening injuries after a 300kg concrete block fell on him on Omokoroa Road, Tauranga.

Serious questions need to be asked about events which led to this week's misery and damage.

The family of a New Zealand woman critically injured in a helicopter crash in New York are rushing to her bedside, as investigations continue into what caused the chopper to hit the East River moments after takeoff yesterday.