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Air bags free woman trapped under bus in Napier
Rescue air bags were used to free the woman, left with serious injuries, at 5:30pm today.
One dead in Waiuku crash
The single vehicle crash occurred at 6.45pm today in the town in the Auckland region.
Wild weather: Panel could have hit street at 100km/h
A hit from the panel would have been like getting crushed against a wall by small car.
Wild weather: Wind tears off panel from CBD building
Police have roped off the area in case another piece of the building comes down.
Drunk teen who killed mum, baby girl had previous drink-drive convictions
With two previous convictions for drunk driving Aizaeah Tarawa drove again after drinking.
Pedestrian in critical condition following collision with bus
The incident took place in the Auckland CBD.
Fatal central Auckland crash: Widow's grief after innocent husband killed
Nishat Abedi prayed the drunk driver would not get home detention for killing her husband.
Police name man killed in Waihī crash as homicide investigation continues
Raymond Wharekawa was killed in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Commuter crawl: Trains cancelled, reports of cow near Auckland motorway
Crashes, rain, slow trains and a cow added to commuters' woes this evening in Auckland.
Bikers to get rego discounts for safety courses
Motorcyclists will now get $200 back from their rego if they take two safety courses.
Burns, broken teeth and explosions: Vaping injuries on the rise
In the past four years, ACC has received 76 claims for e-cigarette or vape injuries.
The most dangerous weekend: First weekend of May tops ACC claims
The first weekend in May has received the most claims for four out of the past five years.
Pedestrian hit and killed by car in Waihī
The crash happened on George St on the outskirts of Waihi.
Sole survivor of crash that killed seven disputes Coroner's report
She disagreed with witness accounts and said there was no point in pointing fingers.
Waverley crash: Drugged killer driver could have been stopped - coroner
Coroner says three people could have stopped driver on synthetic cannabis.
Horror crash: 'Today is Nivek's 1st birthday in heaven'
Regrets and grief one year on from the Waverley crash which claimed seven lives.
Is it time to put the brakes on e-scooters?
Over eight months e-scooters have costed tax-payers nearly $3m in ACC injury claims.
Woman left bleeding under bus after being hit by Lime e-scooter
"Her head was under the wheel of a bus, that's how bad it was," husband says.
Woman dies in hospital after crash in Hamilton on Sunday night
The woman was taken to Waikato Hospital last night but has since died of her injuries.
15 lost at sea in wartime flying-boat crash
Two wartime Pacific plane crashes at sea, 21 dead, including a New Zealand Army general.
Truck and car crash blocks road near Palmerston North
The crash happened at an intersection on State Highway 3.
One critically hurt in Taranaki motorbike crash
A motorbike and a car were involved in the crash.
Two badly hurt in Waikato crash
One person has suffered life-threatening injuries in the Te Aroha crash.
Workers injured after glass pane hits them
Two people were hit with a pane of glass in a workplace accident.
'The water was freezing': Teen rescues stranger from lake
Jack Hodgson came to the woman's rescue after spotting her car sinking in the lake.
Skydive company 'devastated' by loss of young pilot in Masterton crash
Joshua Christensen, 20, of Masterton, has been named as the second pilot killed.
'It's a wonder there were any survivors': Teen critically hurt in Chch crash
A 19-year-old passenger was trapped when the car flipped.
Erebus disaster: Families urged to check National Memorial list
Organisers want to make sure online list of all 257 victims' names is correct.
Person critical after vehicle rolls in Christchurch
Police were called at 9pm to a crash in Burwood, with one occupant still trapped.
11 climbers dead in 16 days on Mount Everest
At least 11 climbers have died descending from the summit in the last 16 days.
Crashed car discovered off road in Northland with dead occupant
Police were called to crash early today; serious crash investigators were examining scene.
'Disgrace': 3 hour carpark hold-up leaving Fieldays
An accident nearby on State Highway 1 at 4pm, caused the huge traffic pile up.
Driver, 18, survived fiery Oamaru crash that killed two
The crash happened north of Oamaru at about 11pm last night.