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Parents hit back at Laws' outburst
The parents of a boy killed in a trail bike accident are seeking legal advice over Michael Laws' on-air accusations of blame.
Mother pays tribute to her 'very grown-up' son
Blake Fowlie begged his parents for a trail bike for years. His parents gave in last Christmas, months before a fatal accident claimed his life.
Ouch... manhood caught in flying fox
Christchurch City Council is checking its flying foxes after one rider got a very personal part of his anatomy stuck.
Ongoing debate on lifting driving age to 17
Steven Joyce says raising the driving age to 16 is enough for now, but it's not cast in stone.
Athlete's family in 'depths of despair'
Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall and his family say they are "basically coping one hour at a time" after the shock death of his mother.
Anger at burial plans for Polish President
Protesters say President Lech Kaczynski and his wife should not be buried in Wawel Cathedral -normally reserved for poets and kings.
Cabinet approves driving age of 16
The driving age will be raised to 16 and restricted licence tests toughened, under new Govt measures.
Mother of gold medallist killed
Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall and his family are in the "depths of despair" his mother died in a car crash.
Murder probe launched after Mt Roskill incident
A murder investigation has been launched into the death of a man after an attack at an Auckland house this afternoon.
Biker shrugs off freak accident with smile
A freak accident that left a bike brake lever embedded in a mountainbiker's hand had hospital staff running - for their cameras.
'VIP syndrome' and pilot error blamed for Polish crash
Russian authorities insist that pilot error was behind the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski.