Members of the public found a toddler, aged 20 months, floating in a pond in Nelson's Queens Gardens this morning.

The savage bashing and stomping of a 16-yr-old in Christchurch was recorded on a mobile so the video could be put on the net, a court hears.

The sister of the Kiwi sole survivor of Tuesday's plane crash in PNG says she felt "utter disbelief" when she heard he was alive.

The New Zealand man who was the only survivor of a plane crash in Papua New Guinea in which four died has been named.

A mid-air explosion forced a Qantas' 747 jetliner carrying 230 people to make an emergency landing.

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.