Car smashes into power pole after chase
A dramatic high-speed chase has ended with a stolen car smashing into a power pole in West Auckland.
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Hope for critically injured league star
A 12-year-old rugby league star who is an induced coma after he was struck by a car while riding his scooter is showing signs of recovery.
Woman's balcony fall blamed on "spontaneous failure"
The glass balcony at the Quest Hotel on Ponsonby Rd shattered and resulted in the woman falling two storeys onto a rocky garden.
Amputations in tram disaster
Some of the victims of the Croydon tram disaster were decapitated, say witnesses.
Man 'serious' after being struck by car
The injured man has been taken to Christchurch Hospital
Watch: Tram crash in Croydon kills seven
Source: Sky News UK. Croydon tram crash: Seven dead and 51 hurt in derailment.
Body left in street for three hours
The body of a woman killed while crossing the road was left lying on the road for three hours after her death.
Child ran for his life as tree fell
A boy describes the dreadful moment a tree crashed down onto friends at an Auckland daycare playground.
Pregnant woman injured in West Auckland car crash
A pregnant woman is injured in a car crash in Glen Eden this morning.
Police name killed motorcyclist
The motorcyclist killed in a crash on the Lindis Pass on Sunday was Stephen Ross Philip of Christchurch. Police named the 56-year-old
Person trapped, road blocked in crash
Emergency services are at the scene of a two-car crash in Mt Wellington.
One critical, one serious in Napier crash
There has been a serious crash in Napier tonight.
New Pike River doco too painful for some
The former Pike River safety manager who lost one son in the mine explosion tragedy says tuning in to watch a new tele-doco will be too traumatic.
Horror crash: 12yo's life in balance
The community is rallying for a 12-year-old rugby starlet who is in an induced coma after he was struck by a car while riding his scooter.
Six hurt, two serious in Auckland crash
Two people have been seriously injured following a multiple car crash that has also injured four others in central Auckland tonight.
Cyclist hit by bus in Wellington CBD
A cyclist is seriously injured after being hit by a bus in central Wellington this morning.
Mount truckie quick to sort out accident scene
A truck driver was quick to help rescue a woman trapped in her upside-down car.
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Boy critical after being struck by car
A 12-year-old boy riding a scooter has been critically injured after being struck by a car on the North Shore this afternoon, police say.
Children in crash given iceblocks as police direct traffic
Children involved in a car crash at Mount Maunganui are now sucking on iceblocks given to them by paramedics called to the scene. Police
Person injured after police chase
A person has serious injuries following a police pursuit which ended in a crash on an on-ramp to a South Auckland motorway, police say.
Car rolls and hits power pole in Hastings
Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on SH2 in Hastings.
Motorcycle crash victim named
A man who died after his motorbike and a car collided in Hamilton has been named by police as Richard James Bennett.
'Our lives changed in the blink of an eye'
DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING: The family of a mother and 3 kids killed when a truck driver smashed into them on the phone have talked of their "utter devastation".
Questions around Northland chopper crash
The Northland forest in which a helicopter crashed, killing two people, is so dense no wreckage was visible even from the air soon after the accident.
Crashed chopper in forest nowhere to be seen
The Northland forest in which a helicopter crashed, killing two people, is so dense no wreckage was visible even from the air soon
One dead after crash in South Auckland
Paramedics and police have been called to a crash in South Auckland tonight.
Man taken to hospital after Timaru crash
An elderly man was taken to hospital in a moderate condition this afternoon after a two-car crash near Timaru. The crash happened
Cycling on footpaths fairly safe, transport officials say
New Zealand rules which ban all ages from cycling on footpaths are out of step with other countries, transport officials say.
Man injured after falling from roof
A man was taken to hospital in a serious condition after falling 2.5m off a roof in the Coromandel.