Man critical after hitting police car during Hamilton chase
Police were laying road spikes when a car smashed into the officer's vehicle.
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Man seriously hurt in hay baler accident
A man has been seriously injured in a farming accident in Central Otago.
Man trapped under tree in Kaikohe dies
Injured man had been trapped under a tree on a farm on Mataraua Rd in Kaikohe.
Traffic snarled after smash near bridge
Crash blocks lanes, leading to lunchtime gridlock in Auckland.
Crash survivor reveals dramatic rescue
Crash survivor Steve Rastovich opens up about the accident that almost took his life.
'I was nearly killed by leaping dolphin'
In 2006 Kelly Lawson was crushed and almost killed by a dolphin. Today she remembers.
One dead, one critical after crash
A serious two-car crash near Ohaeawai has left one dead and another critically hurt.
Quad bike victim 'widely respected'
Family devastated after man dies in quad bike crash while on holiday.
Road closed, pedestrian critical
Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by a car in Auckland's Herne Bay.
Traffic clears after rush-hour chaos
Traffic stretched for 17km on Auckland's Southern Motorway this morning.
Cruise industry defends safety record
The cruise ship industry is defending its safety record in NZ waters after 33 incidents.
Eternal tombs sad fact of disasters
COMMENT: Many rescue workers have been killed trying to recover victims.
Alpine team plans review of climber deaths
Review to look at the cause of the accident that killed two climbers last month.
Delays expected following six-car crash
A southbound lane of the Southern Motorway has been blocked by the crash.
Tourists killed in Canterbury crash
Pair killed in campervan crash named as young, Singaporean technology executives.
Horror night on North Island roads
Three people were trapped in wrecked vehicles and 17 hurt in a spate of crashes overnight.
Nanogirl: Best way to avoid accidents
Children's brains can't judge traffic, writes Michelle Dickinson.
Two dead flew to NZ on morning of crash
Police believe the two arrived in New Zealand on day of crash.
Gisborne reeling after death of 6-year-old
Carla Neems died when she was hit by a recycling truck as she walked home from school.
Elderly man critical after head-on crash
An elderly man was trapped in his car following a head-on crash north of Carterton.
Tractor ploughs into vehicle in Palmerston North car park
Car comes off second best after a collision with a tractor in a Palmerston North carpark.
Crash pilot facing careless flying charges
The pilot whose helicopter crashed on Tuesday is facing charges over a previous incident.
3 horses dead in early morning crash
Carnage on a rural Hawke's Bay road after a driver collides with wandering stock.
Foreign drivers cop blame for crashes
Foreign drivers are a worry but so are local drivers, say accident first-responders.
Pilot: 'I couldn't get my seatbelt off'
Rick Lucas escapes uninjured from his helicopter after it plunged into the water.
SH1 reopens after crash injures three
Several injured as crashes cause chaos in Auckland and Waikato.
Driver AWOL after fiery truck crash
Fiery crash closes a road and cuts power to thousands - but the driver is missing.
'Swiss Machine' killed on Everest
A Swiss climber has been killed in a mountaineering accident near Mount Everest in Nepal.
Water and beach hospitalisations on rise
Almost 1000 people hospitalised from recreational water activities in the past 5 years.
Swim into darkness: Danger in NZ waters
Dad of two, Leslie Gelberger, went for a swim one day and never came home, what happened?