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Three die on notorious road
Three teenagers were killed and two others left fighting for their lives after their small car collided with a bus yesterday on a notorious stretch of State Highway One.
BP: Gulf spill 'unlikely'
After the worst US oil spill in decades, documents have emerged showing that BP had downplayed the possibility of a catastrophic accident at the rig.
Firefighter: 'One of the nastiest crashes I've seen'
Three people killed in a head-on crash between a car and a bus may all have been in the front seat of the small car, the Fire Service says.
'It's like watching yourself bleed to death'
Fisherman and seafaring residents of the Louisiana shoreline despair as a vast oil slick approaches.
One silly moment ... then tragedy
Agnes was perched on the boot of a car with a mate when her best friend started the engine. For whatever reason, the pair didn't get off.
Tongan official quits over 'interference'
Attorney-General John Caughi has accused the Tongan govt of trying to curb an independent judiciary and attempting to interfere with the Princess Ashika inquiry.
Crash charge upgraded to manslaughter
A man originally charged with dangerous driving over a fatal crash on Auckland's North Shore has now been charged with manslaughter.
PM visits survivor of Iroquois tragedy
John Key spent half an hour in Wellington Hospital with the only survivor of the Anzac Day Iroquois crash on the eve of the funeral for his three colleagues.
Air crash survivor questions his survival
The survivor of a crash that killed three colleagues is having difficulty comprehending his fate, his uncle said.
Iroquois crewman 'a national hero' - father
The father of one of three Air Force crewmen killed in the Anzac Day Iroquois crash said his son "died doing the thing he loved."
Defence personnel to miss crash funeral
About 160 Defence Force personnel will miss the military funeral for their colleagues killed in the Anzac Day helicopter crash.
Soldier dies in road crash
A soldier and new father died in a road crash outside the Linton Army Camp yesterday - the fourth military death in two days.
Emergency turn to form part of inquiry
Investigators will try to find out if an Air Force helicopter crew was performing an emergency turn when it crashed into a hillside.
Helicopter crash survivor's long haul
The sole survivor of the worst Air Force tragedy in decades probably does not know three colleagues have died.
Online maps show danger zones for cycle riders
Information enables a safer route to be planned to avoid accident blackspots