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Man dies after rolling vehicle
A man is dead after his car rolled at Leeston, about 40km southwest of Christchurch, early today.
Husband loses fight to save his soul mate
A businessman has told of his desperate attempts to save his badly injured wife after she drove off the road in bad weather.
Skiers see climber fall to his death
A climber plunged 300m to his death in front of dozens of horrified skiers on Mt Ruapehu yesterday.
Fresh call for use of snow sport helmets
The Mountain Safety Council is strongly recommending skiers and snowboarders wear helmets after another fatality at Mount Hutt skifield in Canterbury.
Snowboarder dies in Mt Hutt fall
A Christchurch man has died from injuries after falling about 300m at Mt Hutt Ski Area, the third skiing fatality on the mountain this year.
Kiwi woman killed in 200m cliff plunge in Slovenia
A NZ-born woman has been killed after falling 200m down a cliff during a dream holiday.
Pilot texting before fatal crash - report
A helicopter pilot was sending and receiving text messages in the minutes prior to being killed in a crash, a report says.
Govt to fly Erebus relatives to Antarctica
The Govt will fly up to 80 relatives of the victims of the Mt Erebus crash to Antarctica, Murray McCully has announced
Family victims of fire and burglary in same weekend
A horror weekend for a Merivale family saw them become victims of both a house fire and a burglary within hours.