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Reports car in fatal crash may have been racing

There are unconfirmed reports a car which crashed near Foxton yesterday killing two people may have earlier been racing another vehicle.

Leave crash scenes alone - police

Police have named two people killed in a Waikato crash yesterday and are warning the public not to interfere with accident scenes.

Dying sister: I'm sorry

As Louise Reichenbach lay trapped and dying in a crashed car yesterday, she asked friends to tell her younger sister Tammy she was sorry for a fight they had had the previous day and that she "loved her very much".

Rescuers' efforts fail to save trapped pair

A horror head-on collision near Karapiro yesterday afternoon left two people dead in a car which was crushed against a bank.

Five killed in weekend crashes

Car and cyclists collide in Kapiti

Two dead after Waikato crash

Crash near Foxton claims two lives

Two people are dead and five others have been taken to hospital after a vehicle carrying seven people rolled this morning near Foxton.

Man killed after van crossed centre line

Emotional service in Antarctica

Relatives of the 257 people killed in the Mt Erebus air disaster returned last night from an emotional memorial service in Antarctica.

One dead, one seriously injured in Waikato smash

Motorcyclist critical

Neighbour tells of yells from burning garage

Son to finish Antarctic trip for his parents

His parents were among the 257 people killed in the Mt Erebus disaster, so now Andrew Bond is going to complete their Antarctic trip for them.

Man crushed by roller in serious condition

Caustic soda leakage in Napier