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Elderly man found critically injured on street
An elderly man is being taken to hospital in a critical condition after being found on a street in Onehunga.
Cop-speak 101: We're not chasing him, he's fleeing
When is a pursuit not a pursuit? When it involves a 'fleeing' driver, according to the police.
'I heard the kids screaming'
A young man is dead after his car crossed the centre line and was partially crushed under a school bus carrying 21 teenagers.
Fatal crash driver had learner licence only four months
The inexperience of a teen driver with a new learner's licence was a "massive factor" in a fatal smash, say police.
One dead in car and school bus crash
One person was killed and two critically injured when a car collided with a school bus near Kumeu, west of Auckland, this afternoon.
Plane's centre of gravity can shift, crash report says
A plane that crashed near Fox Glacier, killing nine, is believed to have been over its maximum allowable weight and off-balance.
Spider may have sparked fatal crash
A spider may have contributed to a quad bike crash that killed Westport teenager Renee McNelis on Monday.
Ohio tower falls the wrong way
Onlookers were left terrified and thousands lost power when the demolition of a smoke stack went badly wrong in the US state of Ohio.
Boy hurt in kindy crash released from hospital
A five-year-old boy hit by a car outside a South Auckland pre-school has been discharged from hospital.
Appeal to 'mandom' to stay in 'mantrol' on roads
A new road safety campaign is appealing to young male drivers to 'slow down and stay in mantrol', in an attempt to reduce NZ's road toll.
Boy, 5, seriously hurt in kindy crash
A 5-year-old boy was in a serious condition last night after he was hit by a car outside a kindergarten centre in South Auckland.
Mother's death gives life to others
The vision of her mother dying in hospital after being knocked off her bike by a motorist asleep at the wheel is imprinted on Sarah Carr's mind.
Police officer seriously hurt in crash
A police officer is to undergo surgery after his patrol car was smashed into - possibly deliberately - by a fleeing driver in Hamilton this afternoon.
Two dead, three teens seriously hurt in crash
Two people were killed and three seriously hurt after a car driven by a 15-year-old on a learner's licence collided with a truck today.
Driver who fell asleep, killed cyclist sentenced
A West Coast driver who fell asleep and killed a cyclist faces a much longer self-imposed sentence than the community detention handed down, says her lawyer.
Best mates killed within two weeks
The families and friends of two teenage best friends killed two weeks apart are shattered by their deaths.
Teen killed in quad bike crash weeks after friend's death
Westport teenager Renee McNelis has been killed in a quad bike accident only a fortnight after her best friend Harmony Wihongi died in a car crash.
Oil leaks keep Qantas A380s grounded
Qantas will keep its six A380 superjumbos on the ground for at least the next 72 hours, as testing on their Rolls-Royce engines continues after oil leaks were discovered on three aircraft.
Engine oil found 'where it shouldn't be' - Qantas CEO
Emergency checks found 'anomalies' on three of the fleet's new Rolls-Royce engines, chief executive Alan Joyce said today.
Qantas finds more 'issues' with engines
More questions over engines are likely to cause massive delays for Qantas passengers.