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Crash victim 'rock' everyone turned to
The truck driver killed in a head-on collision in the Bay of Plenty this week has been described as "the rock everybody looked to".
Pike River victims' families to be told news tonight
The heads of police and the Department of Conservation will deliver news in person today to the families of the 29 dead workers in the Pike River mine.
Mother dies after train flings ute 20m at danger crossing
An 8-year-old girl lost her mother and was seriously injured when a freight train hit the family's ute, flinging it 20 metres.
Body of jetskier found - police
Police say they are confident a body found on a lake near Rotorua this morning is that of a missing teenage jetskier.
Search continues for missing jetskier while family pray
Police and Navy divers are continuing searching into the evening for the body of a teenage boy presumed dead after a jetski accident on a lake near Rotorua, while family and friends continue to hold vigil on the shoreline.
Gas levels hamper Pike River efforts again
Rising gas levels have again stopped workers trying to recover the bodies of 29 men trapped inside the Pike River Coal mine today.
Two die in Bay of Plenty crash
Two men are dead following a crash between a motorcycle and a truck just south of Tauranga this morning.
Woman screamed into phone for help as boat sank
A distressed woman screamed into her cellphone for help as the six-metre boat she and her father were on capsized and sank.
Divers use sonar in hunt for jetskier's body
Navy divers using sophisticated sonar equipment have begun an attempt to find the body of teenage boy presumed dead after a jetski accident.
Jetski rider helps in search for lost mate
A teenager who allegedly ran over another on his jetski has been helping in the search for his missing schoolmate.
'Ghost bikes' grim reminder of deaths
Motorists impatient with cyclists should watch out for a ghostly spectre as they drive past the scene of a fatal bike crash.