Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious crash on the Kapiti Coast.

A 10-year-old boy who was hit by a car in West Auckland yesterday is in a stable condition.

A grieving mother says the "gorgeous girl" she lost in a car crash touched the lives of a lot of people.

A crash is blocking the left lane, north-bound, on SH2 near Horokiwi., near Wellington.

A helicopter has been sent to the scene in the Ohau Ski Field.

Man flown to hospital after slipping on wet floor and putting his hand through a pane of glass.

A Polish tourist has been charged after a crash that seriously injured two.

Some measures of air safety have gone backwards, but the risk of being in a plane crash continues to fall.

Woman is flown to hospital by rescue helicopter after a smash on SH16.

Three injured in crash near Kumeu

Central Fire Service shift manager Murray Dunbar said emergency services were notified of a 'refrigerant leak' at the Countdown supermarket this afternoon.

Wellingtonians are facing further delays in peak hour traffic after a car crashed into a power pole.

"What I saw was beyond a joke. I ran out on to the road waving my arms and yelling, trying to get them to stop."

Since 2006, the driver has racked up three convictions for careless driving.

An 18-year-old engineering apprentice is taking on one of New Zealand's biggest insurance firms in a dispute involving two cows.

Haast crash injures five.

Logs spilled on highway after early morning crash.

Tongariro bus crash survivor Tom Hickey asked his rescuers who paid for their help - their answer surprised him.

Double fatality in National Park a family tragedy.

A Dunedin shopkeeper fears she will witness another fatal crash.

A Hastings school was closed yesterday and 16 people were taken to hospital after a chemical spill from a broken thermometer.

Charlotte Hamilton says doctors told her the quick treatment from the First Response unit saved her from potential paralysis.

Crash near tunnel leaves traffic banked up on Southern Motorway.

A fire breaks out as a van smashes into a building in central Auckland.

Two people are dead in a truck-on-car collision on State Highway 4 near National Park this morning.

WorkSafe NZ is investigating the death of a 60-year-old man with farming equipment in Waikato last week.

Elderly man lay collapsed for three days after a fall left him unable to call for help.

The woman's car was hit by a truck pulling out and she "somehow made a left-hand turn'' into the building.

Two people have been killed on SH4 near National Park and one in the Hurunui District.

A man has died after a crash in Mid Canterbury this morning.