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NewsApril 29

Otago fatality in Easter toll

One man died and another was seriously injured after a car left State Highway 83 just east of the Otekaieke River bridge early yesterday and crashed into a stock underpass.
DunedinDecember 27

Crash answers sought

The woman killed in a Christmas Eve car crash in Mosgiel knew the driver of a car she was understood to have been following at the time of the crash, Dunedin police said yesterday.
NationalDecember 25

Waikato road fatality first of period

The holiday road toll stood at one last night with the death of 31-year-old man in Waikato early yesterday.
DunedinDecember 22

Driver fatigue dangerous, police warn

Fatigue-related crashes double during the holiday season and police are asking drivers to make sure they are rested after the hustle and bustle of Christmas before driving.
DunedinDecember 17

Drink-driving blitz is a sober reminder

One person will die and 10 others will be seriously injured in vehicle crashes on roads south of the Waitaki River this festive season.
NationalApril 14

Easter road toll rises to six

The Easter weekend road toll has risen to six after the death of a motorcyclist following an accident yesterday.
NationalApril 11

Easter road toll rises to five

The Easter road toll stands at five after four crashes in the top half of the North Island during the first 24 hours of the holiday period.
NationalJanuary 15

Holiday road toll at 26

The holiday road toll now stands at 26, after a man died on Friday from injuries sustained during the holiday period.
NationalJanuary 13

Family devastated as house fire claims four

A grieving South Auckland man will forever treasure the memories of Christmas with his family,
Family devastated as house fire claims four
Family devastated as house fire claims four
QueenstownJanuary 13

Jet boat crash victims named

Police have named the two Queenstown men who died in a jet boat collision with a jet ski on the Kawarau River last night.
Jet boat crash victims named
Jet boat crash victims named
QueenstownJanuary 13

Evidence vessels collided head-on

Initial indications are the jet-boat and jet ski involved in a fatal collision on the Kawarau River on Monday night collided more or less head-on, Queenstown police say.
NationalJanuary 13

Mother wants 'celebration' of children at funeral

A woman whose two children were killed with their father in a crash between a car and a truck in Waikato on January 3 wants their funeral to be "a fun and bright celebration".
QueenstownJanuary 13

Frustration at inaction

The boating tragedy on the Kawarau River on Monday night which left two men dead and a man and a woman in a serious condition was an accident waiting to happen, says a commercial boat operator.
NationalJanuary 9

Search for Fai will continue - Mann

Five days after promising young league player Sonny Fai disappeared in heavy surf off a west Auckland beach, his family and league friends refuse to abandon the search for his body.
NewsJanuary 9

Two dead on roads in Otago

Two fatal crashes in Otago have marred the New Year break and pushed the country's holiday road toll to 15.
Two dead on roads in Otago
Two dead on roads in Otago
QueenstownJanuary 9

2 missing, 2 hurt in river crash

Two men were missing last night and two others were in a serious condition in hospital after a crash between a jet-boat and a jet ski on the Kawarau River, near Frankton.
2 missing, 2 hurt in river crash
2 missing, 2 hurt in river crash
NationalJanuary 8

Road toll reaches 24

Three days after the official holiday road toll period ended police are continuing to release details about the 24 deaths.
NationalJanuary 8

Father from house fire off critical list

A 50-year-old man who lost two daughters in a horrific south Auckland house fire on Tuesday which claimed four lives has been taken off the critical list.
NationalJanuary 8

Search continues for Fai

Searchers have no intention of giving up looking for Warriors rugby league player Sonny Fai, presumed drowned off Auckland's West Coast.
NationalJanuary 7

Wiki joins search for Fai

Warriors rugby league legend Ruben Wiki said Sonny Fai was like a little brother to him.
NationalJanuary 7

Man dead after car rolls

A man is dead after the car he was in rolled at Matauri Bay, 24km north-east of Kaeo in Northland, early this afternoon.
NationalJanuary 7

Search on for Sonny Fai's body

Surf lifeguards continued the search for rugby league player Sonny Fai, presumed drowned in the surf at an Auckland beach, without success today.
Search on for Sonny Fai's body
Search on for Sonny Fai's body
NationalJanuary 7

Young waterskier killed was Taupo regular

Nine-year-old Genevieve Lewis, killed in a waterskiing accident on Lake Taupo yesterday, had been a regular at the lake - swimming, tubing behind the family boat or sometimes waterskiing.
NationalJanuary 7

Crown Solicitor may decide whether to prosecute jetboater

A decision on whether charges are laid over the death of a nine-year-old Eketahuna girl run over by a boat on Lake Taupo could be made by the Crown Solicitor, police say.
NationalJanuary 7

Jetskier still in critical condition

A 19-year-old woman injured when a jetboat and jetski collided on the Kawarau River, near Queenstown, remains in a serious condition.