Inquest told of 'flash' and then 'horrendous bang'
The car's four wheels became airborne on impact with the truck, witness says.
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Boat fire near Waiheke Island: Man seriously burned
A man has been seriously hurt after his boat's engine caught fire near Waiheke Island.
Search underway for missing rafters
Emergency services are looking for a group of rafters reported missing on the Hutt River.
Three hurt in Whakamarama crash
A car has gone down a bank in Whakamarama after a two-vehicle crash.
Swimmer dies after water rescue near Goat Island
A person has been pulled from the water near Goat Island, north of Auckland.
Houses evacuated after Digger cuts gas main
One person has been treated by ambulance staff at the scene near Queenstown.
SH2 near Opotiki reopened after large slip
Car has crashed into a large slip, closing highway.
Workers break gas main, area evacuated
Oakland Rd in Karaka has been closed for more than an hour.
House on fire in Glenholme, Rotorua
A house was on fire on Clinkard Avenue in Rotorua on the evening of the 27th of February, 2018.
Car explosion: Brave bystander helps drag badly burned woman from vehicle
Emergency services called to Te Atatu where a car was on fire in driveway.
Three fire trucks at Rocket Lab
Firefighters are responding to a battery fire at Rocket Lab's Mangere premises.
Omanawa Falls plunge: Auckland man still in hospital
Man injured after fall from Omanawa Falls in stable condition in Tauranga Hospital.
Exclusive Brethren crash: 'Outrage' over father's sentence
A responder to a triple fatal is still too traumatised to attend ambulance call-outs.
Crash on Auckland's Northern Motorway
Two people have been taken to hospital with moderate injuries.
70yo woman critical after head-on crash
A rescue helicopter has been dispatched to a car crash at Smiths Overbridge near Blenheim.
Get ready for Gita: Civil Defence's new cyclone warning
As the ex-tropical cyclone bears down, be prepared, forecasters warn.
Person dead after Cambridge on-ramp crash
Police suspect the driver may have suffered a medical event at the time of the crash.
'Dad don't drown': Boy's heartbreaking plea as strangers save him and sister
A father and his two children nearly drowned. Now he's asking for action.
Man stable after Hamilton incident
The man was critically injured in Hamilton last night - and police aren't sure how.
Large fire at scrap metal yard in Palmerston North
Fire crews battle huge blaze at scrap metal yard. Source: Glen Easton and Karla Karaitiana
Crews responding to chemical fire in South Auckland
One person had been treated by St John ambulance crews after inhaling paint fumes.
Murdered farmer 'generous and friendly to all'
Murdered farmer's family feel numb and saddened by a death which has shocked community.
Six die on roads in 24 hours
Three die from crashes in Waikato, two in Northland, one in Christchurch.
Two dead in three-car crash
In total, six people have been killed on NZ roads in the last 24 hours.
Woman dies overnight after crashing into tree
The woman's husband survived the crash with minor injuries.
Northland father and son killed in road crash
Police urge family conversations about road safety
Fire at residential property in Coatesville
Police are working to help determine the circumstances of how the fire started
Horses startled as plane crash-lands in paddock
Lucky miss as plane crash-lands in stud farm paddock outside Auckland.
Person seriously injured in Masterton crash
Emergency services are at the scenes of two separate crashes just 40km apart
Woman critically injured in Waikato crash
A woman has been critically injured in a crash in the Waikato.
Double fatal crash near Marsden Pt
Two people are dead after a crash between a car and a petrol tanker near Marsden Pt.
Emergency services at Marsden Point crash
Emergency services have arrived at a fatal Marsden Point crash. Video / Northern Advocate.