A car driven by tourists was seen on the wrong side of the road shortly before it crashed on the West Coast of the South Island yesterday, killing one.

A tourist driver who arrived from Australia early in the morning and hired a rental car, fell asleep at the wheel - causing a head-on crash that killed his mother.

A mother whose 12-year-old daughter died in a triple fatal car crash says her personal tragedy showed how tight-knit communities can help people survive extreme trauma.

Iain Rennie made a "miscalculation" in allowing a joint press conference over Roger Sutton's resignation, but he should not stand down, John Key says.

A mother who endured the Canterbury earthquakes and then lost her 12-year-old daughter in a horrific car crash will give a keynote talk about resilience later this month.

It was 5.30 in the morning when this truck crashed over a bank and became entangled in vegetation. Rescue workers are surprised the driver is still alive.

For rural friendliness and city fun, this gem has it all, finds Elisabeth Easther.

Nearly 100 jobs are set to go at Work and Income - but the government says even more new roles will be created.

Three men have been arrested following a Christchurch street brawl in which pot plants, a spade, baseball bat and a metal street sign pole were used as weapons.

A man is dead and three people have been injured in a two-car crash on State Highway 1 in Canterbury.