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Holiday road toll rises to seven
A fatal crash in Hastings early today has taken the holiday road toll to seven but provisional figures show the road toll for 2010 is 373, down 12 from 2009.
Rescuers criticise 'unprepared' boaties
Three boaties who spent the night in Cook Strait could have been rescued much sooner.
Road toll up to six
The holiday road toll has risen to six after a fatal crash on the Napier-Taupo highway this afternoon.
Men missing at sea found alive
Both of the men missing after their small boat capsized off Wellington's south coast last night have been found alive.
Boy, 8, dies from hot pool burns
The 8-year-old boy who fell into a geothermal pool as hot as 100C on Boxing Day has died.
Injured bus driver's wife grateful to quick-thinking helpers
The wife of Ross McSheffrey, who was pinned under his own bus yesterday, has paid tribute to his rescuers.
Two crashes bring road toll to five
The deaths of a teen riding on the back of a truck and a motorcylist this afternoon have brought the holiday road toll to five, while a serious crash stalled holiday traffic through Warkworth, north of Auckland.
Driver run over by own bus
A bus driver is in a critical condition after being run over by his own bus, which rolled about 40m after he parked it in gear, outside Waikato Hospital in Hamilton this morning.
Boy severely burnt in hot pool
An 8-year-old boy suffered horrific burns after falling into a geothermal hot pool in Rotorua.
Good start to holiday period on the road
Drivers appear to be taking more care on the roads over the Christmas period, with police noting a reduction in road crashes this year.
Ten hospitalised following multi-vehicle crash
A multi-vehicle pile up in Hawkes Bay has put 10 people in hospital, three with critical injuries, say police. Two tourists, one German and one Italian, are among those injured.
Crash victim remains in a serious condition
A 20-year-old man remains in a serious condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit after a crash in the Waikato last night.