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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.

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.

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?

Bee sting leads to double-decker bus crash
Double-decker bus crashes on Auckland motorway after driver stung by a bee.

Dunedin motorway pursuit ends in arrests
Three men have been arrested after a dramatic police pursuit in Dunedin ended in a crash.

Fatal crash: Driver was disqualified
A person is dead and another seriously hurt after a crash this morning in South Auckland.

Truck with dangerous chemicals crashes
Traffic mayhem as truck crashes block two major roads north of Auckland.

Watch: When a bungy-jump goes bad
Shocking moment young woman jumps off a 15m bridge and hits the riverbed.

One trapped after car rolls at Christchurch intersection
Thick fog descended across Christchurch early this morning.

Asleep at the wheel: Rich-lister in crash
Christchurch businessman is "sore and bruised" after falling asleep at wheel of his BMW.

One dead after serious crash in Waikato
A serious crash has closed an intersection north of Morrinsville.

One killed in Far North motorcycle crash
The crash happened around 3.30pm on Kapiro Rd in Kerikeri.

Grieving widow: 'It's my darkest hour'
Heartbroken wife "blown away" by tremendous kindness during the worst days of her life.