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Opotiki crash brings toll to eight
The holiday road toll now stands at eight following a crash in Opotiki in the eastern Bay of Plenty this evening in which a man died after being flung through the windscreen of a car.
Two fighting for lives after crash
Speed, alcohol and driver fatigue all appear to have been contributing factors in a crash on SH1 at Horotiu, north of Hamilton, today that has left two young men fighting for their lives.
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.
Investigation launched into boy's hot pool death
Police are investigating after an 8-year-old died from injuries sustained when he fell into a geothermal hot pool in the city. They are keen to speak with anyone who witnessed the incident.
Senior Whakatane Maori academic drowns
A senior member of Whakatane's Maori university, Mark Laws, drowned yesterday at the East Cape settlement of Te Kaha.
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.
Boy, 8, in hot pool horror
An 8-year-old boy is this morning fighting for his life after falling into a Rotorua geothermal pool as hot as 100C.
Digger used to lift bus off trapped driver
A contractor who used his digger to lift a bus off its trapped driver, and an off-duty nurse may have saved the man's life yesterday.
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.