Drunk driver, 70, kills new dad
A small community is reeling from the death of a popular teacher and new father mown down by a 70-year-old allegedly "blotto" from drink.
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Family farewells born adventurer
The 18-year-old killed when he fell through an ice shelf loved the outdoors and planned to be an environmental engineer.
Climber lost on Mt Rolleston named
An Auckland student missing after falling through an ice shelf on a South Island mountain is named.
St John swine flu rules failed patients
A St John investigation has found insufficient training of call staff in its swine flu pandemic protocols was a key factor in ambulance response delays.
Search for skier called off
The search for teh missing 19-year-old skier in the Southern Alps has been called off.
Second big fall on slopes of Mt Ruapehu
Just a day after a man's nasty 60m tumble, an Australian man is lucky to be alive after a big fall in the same area.
Climber survives 60m mountain fall
An Auckland climber fell "like a rag doll" after slipping while decending from Mt Ruapehu's Dome Summit.
Fatal delays - St John probes 111 answers
St John is investigating whether slow response times contributed to the deaths of three patients.
Driver thanks 'hero' students who saved him from attacker
An Auckland bus driver is reunited with a group of students who rescued him during a vicious bashing.
Teens save schoolbus driver from basher
Driver thankful for intervention by schoolchildren.
Bail for teen charged over newborn baby's death
An 18-year-old woman charged over a premature baby's death is subject to a 24 hour curfew until her next court appearance.
Woman charged in relation to baby's death
18-year-old woman charged with concealing the dead body of a child.
Death of premature baby boy treated as suspicious
Newborn's body discovered outside a home in West Auckland on Monday night.