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Bullet found in man's head years after drunken night
A man lived for years unaware a bullet was lodged in his head until an operation last week.
Teen in critical condition after crash
A teenage boy is critical after the car he was in smashed into a tree after an aborted police chase in Auckland.
Mother horrified crash crosses vandalised
The mother of two children killed in a 2008 car crash is horrified a hand-made cross erected to remember her son's life, and a cross erected to remember the life of a friend who died in the same smash, have been vandalised.
Teens injured in crash after police pursuit
Two boys are in hospital with serious injuries after a police chase.
Captain thought to have gone down with ship
Police piecing together the fatal last minutes of the sunken trawler Oyang 70 are hoping to finish interviews with the surviving crew this week.
Gorge crash victim named
The man killed when his car crashed into the Manawatu Gorge near Ashhurst yesterday morning has been identified.
Bittersweet ball for mum and friends
The Rotorua Girls' High School ball went ahead without Kristi-Rae Ruri-Gardiner, who died in a car accident a month ago.
Car 'like a missile'
A car rocketed through a barrier like a "scud missile", plunging 30m into the Manawatu Gorge yesterday, killing the driver.
Body found after car plunges into gorge river
A police dive squad has recovered the body of a man from the Manawatu River following a crash earlier this morning.
Baby narrowly avoids being crushed by truck
A baby narrowly avoided being crushed by a truck which flipped in slippery conditions on Auckland's North Shore today.
Fishing boss describes bond between trawler survivors and rescuers
Crew of the Amaltal Atlantis rubbed warmth into the bodies of the rescued fisherman and gave up their clothing to keep them warm.
Trawler tragedy survivors arrive in NZ
Heavy security surrounded the arrival of survivors from the sinking of the Oyang 70, with three crew taken to hospital. Photo / Simon Baker