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More people are breaking bones doing DIY projects around the home in Hawke's Bay.
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Mother and child injured after tree branch falls on them
A source told the Herald it had been an extremely hot and windy day.
'Kick in the guts': Father of victims angry driver didn't plead guilty sooner
Jason Alexander's two teenage daughters were killed in the Port Hills crash.
'Killing fields': Kāpiti Mayor demands SH1 solution after four killed in crash
Four deaths have been confirmed.
Astroworld deaths spur calls for independent review
A crowd surge at the music festival killed eight people. Now experts want answers.
Crash between train and truck
A police spokesman said they received a report a truck has been hit by a train on Tuesday.
Oil tanker explodes in Sierra Leone, killing at least 98
An oil tanker truck exploded after it collided with another truck at a petrol station.
Road havoc: One dead in Canterbury, motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after Auckland crash
A two-motorcycle crash in Kumeu today has left two people with serious to moderate injures
Bizarre X-ray confuses internet
Many have mistaken the body part for something "dirty". Can you tell what it is?
Two people critically injured in serious crash in Hastings
Five people were injured after a serious crash on York Rd in Hastings.
ACC suspends another two employees due to alleged privacy breach
Twelve employees were stood down on Tuesday.
Milk tanker crash: SH3 at Taranaki's Mt Messenger closed
Motorists are being warned to expect significant delays.
Fatal truck crash blocks SH1 from Invercargill to Bluff
SH1 between Invercargill and Bluff is completely blocked off after a truck rolled.
ACC stands down 12 staff after workers posted clients' details to Snapchat group
The group poked fun at people who had injured themselves while drunk or intoxicated.
Eight Labour weekend deaths on the roads - worst in a decade
It's the worst Labour Day weekend road toll since 2011.
Holiday road toll now eight after motorcyclist killed in Selwyn
A pedestrian has been struck and critically hurt in Kaiapoi.
Person in hospital after being hit by freight train
A person has been seriously injured after being hit by a freight train near The Strand.
One dead following crash on Kāpiti Coast; police seek information
A second person has been airlifted to Wellington Hospital with serious injuries.
Two dead, five injured in two serious South Island crashes
One person died in a crash in Canterbury late last night, another In Otago this morning.
Motorcyclist killed in Johnsonville crash
Emergency services are at a serious crash in Johnsonville, Wellington, this morning.
Canterbury helicopter crash: 'My miracle survival'
Three months after the crash, wedding photographer Rachel Jordan took her first steps.
Widow recalls eerie words of NZer killed in Philippines crash
Widow wants answers from crash driver after death: 'I told them to let him live'.
One dead, one seriously injured in Mt Wellington Highway crash
A second person was seriously injured in the single-vehicle crash.
Emergency crews at serious crash in Ōtorohanga, Waikato
A number of people are thought to have been injured.
One dead after serious crash in West Auckland
Emergency services were called to the incident on Forest Hill Rd just after 9.30pm.
'I thought it was a plane crash': One killed, car strewn across road after high-speed crash
'I thought there was a plane crash right on top of the house,' witness says.
Person struck by train in Waikato
The person was taken to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition.
Five flown to hospital after North Otago crash
Five people injured after two-vehicle crash near Herbert, North Otago.
Horror crash in Auckland: Two dead, two injured
A serious crash has closed part of Henderson Valley Rd in West Auckland.
Fatal crash: Car hits parked speed camera van, police worker fighting for life
A second person was seriously injured in crash involving a car and a van.
Man smashed into SUV and fled, leaving 6 people for dead
Rather than check on his victims, the man spoke to witnesses, then fled on foot.
Timaru car crash: Community invited to service to remember five lives lost
A service is being held at Roncalli College on Thursday in memory of the five boys killed.
Timaru car crash: Families prepare for funerals, friends lay tributes in aftermath of horror crash
The five boys killed in a car crash in Timaru on Saturday night are being remembered.