Bushes save tot in 3-storey fall
Little Leah Ranapia survived a three-storey plunge with only cuts and bruises, thanks to the garden bushes that broke her fall.
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Mate stumbles across fatal crash
A father of two young kids was killed in a motorcycle accident just minutes from his workplace. His co-worker found him...
High-speed crash victims named
Two women who were killed in a high-speed crash north of Auckland yesterday can now be named.
Impact speed in fatal crash was about 200kmh - police
Two cars involved in a double fatal accident north of Auckland yesterday hit each other at a combined speed of about 200kmh, killing two young women, say police.
Body retrieved from wreckage
A body has been pulled from the water after a light plane crashed into the ocean near Orewa Beach, north of Auckland. Pieces of the wreckage are washing up on the beach.
Chef falls to his death
A daredevil attempt to shimmy down the outside of a high-rise building to retrieve a set of keys from a locked apartment proved fatal for an Auckland chef.
Victim's family back jetski pair
Rotorua court told of bid to drop charges over death on lake
Quake injuries payout likely to be ACC's biggest ever
ACC has received almost 6000 claims as a result of the Christchurch earthquake and estimates the final cost will be $200 million.
'Car door' driver charged over cyclist's death
A man who opened a car door and allegedly caused a cyclist to fatally swerve into the path of a truck will face a criminal charge over her death.
Pike River sale put ahead of recovery, says victim's dad
The inaction of Pike River mine receivers to venture into the mine has victims' families fearing the worst, says the father of one of the lost miners