Brendan Cannon's 15-month-old son is in a critical condition on life support after the former Wallabies hooker accidentally ran him over.

A 28-year-old man died yesterday after the Holden he was driving collided with another car near Whangarei.

Firefighters have warned of the dangers of "fire safe" clothing labels following the deaths of two men.

Sally Ridge's week from hell includes the cancellation of a lavish European holiday funded by Mark Hotchin.