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.

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

'Miracle' recovery stuns surgeons who removed a wooden stake from man's shoulder.

One Canadian tourist is dead and another seriously injured after a car and truck collided near Hamilton today.

Workers caught up in last month's Christchurch earthquake may be eligible for emotional trauma compensation from ACC even if they weren't physically hurt.

A number of parties have already shown interest in buying the Pike River Coal mine, even though it's not yet officially for sale, says Receiver John Fisk.

A helicopter carrying two people has crashed in Fiordland.

One person is dead after a truck and trailer unit rolled north of Waiouru in the central North Island late last night.

The families of the 29 men killed in the Pike River mine disaster will each receive a minimum of $190,000 from the Pike River Disaster Relief Trust.

Wellington's East by West ferry will run restricted services today after one of its ferries was hit by a large wave yesterday morning.

A student who moved to Wellington to escape earthquake devastation in Christchurch was among those trapped in a ferry as it was struck by wild seas this morning.