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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.

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.

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?

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.