A 17-year-old has returned to motor racing two years after a crash that paralysed his legs.

A man who drove into the path of a freight train killing his son and injuring two of his daughters and a niece was today jailed for three years.

A launch believed to be worth more than $400,000 was this morning lying wrecked on the Tauranga coast after hitting rocks.

A mother is calling for a city council to take action after a falling football goal crossbar broke all but one bone in her son's face.

A hunting trip turned to tragedy when a group tried to raft out of a remote part of Eastern Bay of Plenty on a swollen river.

Injured father reveals his son suffered an electric shock while fighting to save him from electrocution.

Police have praised the actions of a group of "heroes" who risked their lives to pull three people from the wreckage of a crash in Hawke's Bay.