Police are investigating the death of a woman at Mount Hutt ski field in Canterbury this afternoon.

Two men are "pretty banged up" after their plane crashed in the Ruahine Ranges this afternoon.

Two men have survived a light plane crash in the Ruahine Ranges and have been taken to Palmerston North Hospital.

Police have named the man killed during a police pursuit on a night of unrelated boyracer mayhem in Christchurch.

David Bain has again called emergency services - but this time it was to assist a stranger.