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Pike River Coal to offer limited help
Cash-strapped company Pike River Coal Ltd says it can only afford a limited role in the Royal Commission of Inquiry.
Woman crashed car while brushing her teeth
A teacher who crashed her car while brushing her teeth told police she had lost concentration.
Teen braves fire to rescue little boy
Howls from a child trapped in a burning house compelled an 18-year-old neighbour to dash inside. "That was a cry that you would never hear in your life," said Wiremu Ropata, who was watching television at home and getting ready to go to bed
Woman survives carpark plunge
A driver in Melbourne survived an incredible six-storey plunge from a carpark building.
Crash downs power lines in south Canterbury
A crash involving a truck and a car has downed power lines on State Highway 1 in south Canterbury.
Woman survives car's fall from Melbourne building
A woman has driven a car off the edge of a multi-storey car park in Melbourne, falling up to six floors to the ground.
Woman comes upon scene of partner's fatal crash
A woman who happened across a fatal road accident in west Auckland yesterday discovered the dead man was her partner.
Surf wars - how real is reality TV?
Jo Knowsley investigates the truth behind this week's sensational story from Piha beach.
Tramper hit by rogue boulder
An Australian man has been hospitalised with a fractured leg after a rock crashed into him while he was hiking on Mt Ngauruhoe in the Tongariro National Park today.
'You just do it' - inferno hero plays down award
Firefighter Merv Neil has won a New Zealand Bravery Award for his fearless work in the Waikato coolstore fire.
NZ singer in major cycle crash
Kiwi singer Don McGlashan has three broken ribs, a broken collarbone and a punctured lung after crashing into a car door that opened in front of him as he was cycling to his Auckland home.
Two dead after horrific Otago crash
Police have named one of two men who died in a horrific crash near Oamaru in north Otago this morning.
Former Wellington mayor's son dies in riding accident
The son of former Wellington mayor Kerry Prendergast has passed away this morning 10 days after being seriously injured in a riding accident.
One dead, one critical after horrific Otago crash
A man is dead and another is in a critical condition after a horrific crash north of Palmerston, Otago, this morning.