A baby narrowly avoided being crushed by a truck which flipped in slippery conditions on Auckland's North Shore today.

Crew of the Amaltal Atlantis rubbed warmth into the bodies of the rescued fisherman and gave up their clothing to keep them warm.

Heavy security surrounded the arrival of survivors from the sinking of the Oyang 70, with three crew taken to hospital. Photo / Simon Baker

Several carriages of a passenger train fell into water after floods knocked out a bridge in China.

Families who lost loved ones in NZ's worst air crash nearly 31 years ago have been asked to register for a ballot for 80 seats on a RNZAF commemorative flight to Antarctica.

NZ will foot the bill to investigate the sinking of the Oyang 70 even though it was registered in Korea and sank in international waters.

The operator of a fishing ship is "shell-shocked" after three crew died and another three were lost, presumed dead, in waters off NZ.

One lane of the southern link onto the Southern Motorway from the port has been closed after a truck struck an overhead gantry at 3pm today.

A woman who fled an alcohol checkpoint and caused a crash that killed Penelope Phillips, above, has been sentenced to home detention.

A man was run over and killed by a rubbish truck in South Auckland this morning, say police.

A truck and trailer unit carrying chemicals and general goods has rolled and blocked southland lanes on State Highway 1.

An off-road truck sailed off a jump and hurtled into a crowd at a race in the California desert.

A man's arm was amputated on a Sydney road after he was hit by a drunk driver.