The sole survivor of a plane crash in Papua New Guinea that took the lives of three Australian and one New Zealander has been evacuated to Australia.

The NZ High Commissioner is on her way to a remote plane crash site in Papua New Guinea where one New Zealander and three Australians died. The NZ co-pilot is the sole survivor.

Almost 12 people a week are being killed by accidents in their own homes, new ACC figures show.

Twelve New Zealanders are dying each week from accidents in their homes and alcohol is a significant factor, according to ACC statistics.

Laboratory crash tests allow direct car-to-car comparisons but they don't replicate the real world.

An Auckland surgeon says he was astounded when a 15-year-old girl walked into hospital complaining she had swallowed a 19cm toothbrush.

A runaway truck rolled down a hill and fatally pinned a 62-year-old against another truck in a tragedy that has shocked a small community.

A 62-year-old Dunedin man has died in a "tragic accident" after being pinned between two trucks as he talked to their drivers this morning.

A man has been charged with driving while disqualified after his car crashed into a couple in Christchurch last night, killing them.

The couple killed when a fleeing motorist ploughed into their car during a police pursuit last night have been named.

Police have been cleared of any wrongdoing over the death of a 22-year-old motorcyclist after a pursuit last year, the IPCA has found.

Two innocent people were killed after a car involved in a police chase ran a red light.