A teenager who walked away from a horror smash that left 11 others in hospital says he woke on the road hearing his friends calling for help.

A second serious crash in the Bay of Plenty has left a mother and five children injured, with four in serious condition in Tauranga hospital.

Sandy Adams kissed Skye goodbye and the child let out her typical high-pitched giggle. It was the last time she saw her 'little button' alive.

The flying instructor badly injured in Monday's plane crash near Palmerston North has shown promising signs of recovery.

Government plans to apply "experience rating" - essentially a no- or low-claims discount on employers' ACC levies - from April next year.

A Northland man was shot in the backside after his dog accidentally stepped on the trigger of a rifle, say police.

Mount Hutt ski-field will not be changing its policy towards skiing off piste after two deaths this season.

Two men were lucky to survive an air crash that left their plane balanced precariously on the side of a cliff during a delicate three-hour rescue.

A farmer wants TrustPower to check its lines after eight cows died when a 33kV line dropped on his farm.