New ZealandOpotiki crash brings toll to eightThe 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.01 Jan 05:34 AM
New ZealandTwo fighting for lives after crashSpeed, 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.01 Jan 03:17 AM
New ZealandHoliday road toll rises to sevenA 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 2009.31 Dec 08:50 PM
New ZealandRescuers criticise 'unprepared' boatiesThree boaties who spent the night in Cook Strait could have been rescued much sooner.31 Dec 06:00 AM
New ZealandRoad toll up to sixThe holiday road toll has risen to six after a fatal crash on the Napier-Taupo highway this afternoon.31 Dec 03:00 AM
New ZealandInvestigation launched into boy's hot pool deathPolice 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.31 Dec 12:01 AM
New ZealandSenior Whakatane Maori academic drownsA senior member of Whakatane's Maori university, Mark Laws, drowned yesterday at the East Cape settlement of Te Kaha.30 Dec 10:02 PM
New ZealandMen missing at sea found aliveBoth of the men missing after their small boat capsized off Wellington's south coast last night have been found alive.30 Dec 09:51 PM
New ZealandBoy, 8, dies from hot pool burnsThe 8-year-old boy who fell into a geothermal pool as hot as 100C on Boxing Day has died.30 Dec 08:29 AM
New ZealandInjured bus driver's wife grateful to quick-thinking helpersThe wife of Ross McSheffrey, who was pinned under his own bus yesterday, has paid tribute to his rescuers.30 Dec 04:00 AM
New ZealandBoy, 8, in hot pool horrorAn 8-year-old boy is this morning fighting for his life after falling into a Rotorua geothermal pool as hot as 100C.29 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandDigger used to lift bus off trapped driverA 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.29 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandTwo crashes bring road toll to fiveThe 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.29 Dec 06:59 AM
New ZealandDriver run over by own busA 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.29 Dec 12:21 AM
New ZealandBoy severely burnt in hot poolAn 8-year-old boy suffered horrific burns after falling into a geothermal hot pool in Rotorua.29 Dec 12:00 AM
New ZealandGood start to holiday period on the roadDrivers appear to be taking more care on the roads over the Christmas period, with police noting a reduction in road crashes this year.28 Dec 02:41 AM
