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Day of multiple crashes ends fatality-free run
After a holiday lull, the accidents start again on NZ's most dangerous roads.
$100k car wrecked after 'brain explosion'
A Hastings motorist has written off his $100,000 sports car while fleeing police at 130km/h.
Strength of blast blew staff into second pipe
Workers will be kept away from the site of a watermain explosion if monitoring finds any gas.
Surgery fight reflects fears over compo
Judge sides with injured worker against firm hailed after opting out of ACC cover.
Chasing pet blamed for boy's tank death
A little boy in a small East Coast town may have been chasing his puppy when he fell into a water tank and drowned.
King's son in boyracer crash
Police have laid charges after the Maori King's younger son was involved in a boyracer crash from which witnesses say he was lucky to escape alive. Residents say they can't believe the 16-year-old driver survived.
Marathon master loses legs in pipeline blast
Ian Winson, a network engineer for Watercare, was seriously injured in Saturday's gas explosion.
Fresh gas alert shuts pipeline blast site again
The site of Saturday's explosion was closed again last night after workers smelled gas.
Sleep in saves life - off to buy Lotto
Ramon Milner slept through his alarm yesterday morning - and the lie-in could have saved his life.
Smell of gas before explosion
A woman was killed and six men left with injuries similar to those sustained by "landmine" victims while inspecting work on a water pipe in Auckland's Onehunga yesterday.
Deadly explosion at Onehunga worksite
Images from the scene of a fatal explosion on a construction site near Mt Smart and Victoria Roads, Onehunga.
Elderly man with horror burns still critically ill
79-year-old trapped for up to 24 hours with arm stuck against electric bar heater.
Pupils' spine-tingling farewell
A teenage road victim who dreamed of joining the air force was farewelled with a haka at his service yesterday.
Full recovery expected for Sean Kingston
Sean Kingston is expected to be fully recovered from his jet-ski accident in six weeks.