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Bach balcony collapse: 9 hurt

Nine people were injured when a balcony collapsed at a holiday home in Omaha, north of Auckland, late last night. The victims were taken to Auckland City and North Shore hospitals with injuries believed to range from cuts and bruises to

Waihi crash victims named

A horror crash north of Tauranga which killed three people was "like a war zone", police say.

Helicopter pilot discharged from hospital

Medical staff brace for a big day out

The Big Day Out is well stocked with plasters and paracetamol as St John staff prepare for 40,000 revellers.

One person dead in Otago crash

Two injured in bus crash north of Kaikoura

New party drug fears for festival

St John staff at this week's Big Day Out will be on alert for a new party drug that has emerged at other summer concerts.

Paraglider crashes in Christchurch

Forestry worker impaled through arm with branch

Police officer seriously hurt in crash

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

One dead after Motueka crash

Woman killed in farm bike fall

Woman dies after failed diagnosis

A grieving husband wants answers on how his wife died from meningococcal disease, despite repeatedly seeking medical help.

Deaf community gets 111 text service

Man hurts spine in ladder fall

Two dead in Greymouth crash

Ambulance officer kicked, bitten, spat on

South Canty escapes most quake damage