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Judge pressures police over car-chase deaths
The latest deaths brought the total this year to 16, from 11 fatal pursuits - the worst on record.
Fatal crash driver accused who fled police named
The man accused of killing two passengers when he crashed while fleeing police in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga can now be named.
Truck driver impaled by canoe
A witness to the accident in which a truck driver was impaled by a canoe says it was "swinging out on to the oncoming lane like a jousting pole".
Games security in question after mishaps - Nichol
Infrastructure bungles at the Commonwealth Games must prompt further questions about security in Delhi, NZ Athletes Federation head Rob Nichol says.
Parents warned of fatal 'fainting game'
A 12-year-old boy is thought to have died after playing a game which involves young people choking themselves to get a sudden rush.
Air NZ's 'whoop whoop' questioned
A woman whose father died in the Air NZ Mt Erebus disaster has questioned the airline's use 'whoop whoop' - the last signal crew heard before the DC-10 went down - in its advertising.
Pilot has lucky escape
A glider pilot escaped injury after a crash landing in Paraparaumu this morning.