Police are urgently seeking witnesses to a collision involving a dark station wagon and a scooter on Truman Lane near Baypark Stadium in Mt Maunganui about 10.45pm on Saturday.

Onehunga blast victim, Ian Winson spoke publicly today for the first time since the June explosion that took his legs.

Children should never ride on tractors without being properly restrained, a farming leader says.

A young cyclist is in a serious condition at Auckland Hospital after falling in front of a trailer on the intersection of Quay Street and The Strand in central Auckland.