A teenage cousin of former All Black Keith Robinson was the first person to die on the roads this Easter.

Desperate family members were unable to revive a 17-month-old girl who was crushed when a brick wall collapsed on her yesterday.

The father of a teenage boy presumed drowned at Piha said he brought him to New Zealand for a chance of a better life.

Police have named the toddler who was crushed by a brick wall in west Auckland today.

One person is dead and several others critical after a crash between a truck and a car north west of Hamilton this morning. It's the second fatal accident this Easter.

A teenage girl who tried desperately to save her classmate from drowning has told of the moment he was ripped from her arms.

"Complacency" contributed to a canyoning tragedy that killed six students and their teacher, says a coroner's report released today.

Fewer children are being run over in Auckland driveways due to public awareness and education campaigns, but the message hasn't spread to Waikato, researchers say.

A teenager is missing, presumed drowned, after he was washed off his boogie board at Piha yesterday.