A young man is dead after his car crossed the centre line and was partially crushed under a school bus carrying 21 teenagers.

The owner of a moa skull being auctioned for thousands on Trade Me has been implored to sell or donate it to a museum.

The vision of her mother dying in hospital after being knocked off her bike by a motorist asleep at the wheel is imprinted on Sarah Carr's mind.

A police officer is to undergo surgery after his patrol car was smashed into - possibly deliberately - by a fleeing driver in Hamilton this afternoon.

Two people were killed and three seriously hurt after a car driven by a 15-year-old on a learner's licence collided with a truck today.

The Department of Labour is investigating an abattoir after one man was attacked by a bull, and another fell into a pen in the space of 24 hours.

A father watched helplessly from a boat as his son disappeared under water after briefly surfacing during a diving trip and calling for help.

Road workers were shocked when they saw children playing on a motorway overpass in South Auckland last Thursday.