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.

Police warn motorists to slow down after crash closes SH1 at Hikurangi.

New guardrail saves livesBy Teresa Smith of the sWestport NewMarch 7 Three young overseas visitors may owe their lives to a guardrail

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.

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.

One trapped after car crashes right behind fire station.

A two-car crash has blocked off part of Great South Rd in Auckland.

Everyone from players to spectators asked to step up to reduce rugby injuries.

A construction worker has been killed after a steel beam fell on him while he was working.

Two cars and a truck have been involved in a "massive crash" near Tirau.

Driver, 14, likely to be referred to Youth Court after crash that killed three.

American tourist faces serious driving charges after two killed on a South Island highway.

Four people have been taken to Waikato Hospital after car crash today.

Dune boarder seriously injured after surfing steep slope goes awry.

A person was unloading goods when they were hit by another truck in Christchurch.

A body of a person killed in a car crash in a remote patch of Te Urewera is still in the car.

Biscuiting outing on Murray River goes horribly wrong for Brendon Demmocks.

The quad bike rolled at Wreck Bay Rd in Ahipara this afternoon.

Festive season proved not so merry for Kiwis who hurt themselves over holidays, with ACC paying out just over $7 million in injury claims to date.