Rail bosses say the platform at the scene of a fatal accident wasn't designed for passenger trains.

Thousands of fans who took the train to last week's 'family friendly' Rugby World Cup opening celebrations had a horrifying night they would rather forget.

The bus hit Rongo with such force the windscreen smashed, before he was dragged about 15m.

A man who was out walking his dogs says one of the pets led him to a severely injured teenager who had been attacked in a park with his girlfriend.

Residents say they heard screams for help, moaning and sobbing in a park where a couple were violently attacked early yesterday.