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Mine emergency: 'Our thoughts are with them'
Cabinet ministers were last night travelling to the Pike River Mine, as the Government offered assistance in the rescue of the trapped miners.

Pike River expected methane gas emissions
Methane gas has long been identified as a potential problem for the Pike River Coal mine, as rescuers scramble to find up to 27 missing miners.

Your messages of support for the Pike River miners
Send your messages of support to the families and friends of the trapped West Coast miners.

15-year-old knocked off bike
Steven Joyce is considering "regulatory changes" after crashes left five cyclists dead and two critically injured this week.

Wreckers demolish heritage building
A 124-year-old heritage building in downtown Auckland was torn down this morning after large cracks were found in its walls.

Injured schoolgirl's parents reassure distraught driver
The family of a schoolgirl fighting for her life after falling under a truck has told the distraught driver not to 'beat himself up'.

Cracks spell end for historic building
An inner city Auckland building destined to be a brothel is going to be pulled down after large cracks were found in the walls this afternoon.

Cycling victim 'a much loved wife, mother, sister, aunty'
A female cyclist who died this morning after being hit by a car in the Waikato was a "friend to hundreds", her stunned family said today.

Report shares blame for whaling collision
An inquiry has laid blame on both anti-whaling vessel Ady Gil and a Japanese whaling ship for their Southern Ocean crash earlier this year.

Cyclists plead for respect on roads
Cyclists are pleading for motorists to show them respect after seeing five of their number die in five days after crashes.

Five cyclists die in five days
A woman cyclist who died from her injuries today was the fifth cyclist to have died in five days after crashes on NZ roads.

Waterfront cyclist killed in crash named
A female cyclist was hit and killed by a truck last night on Auckland's most popular and dangerous waterfront route.

Auckland cyclist killed trying to avoid opening door - police
The cyclist killed on Tamaki Drive this evening fell under a truck when trying to avoid a parked car's opening door, say police.