Ōamaru boy breaks both his legs and back while skiing on Mt Ruapehu
“They didn’t know that he had a broken back until they fixed his legs and then they went…
One dead, four injured in two-vehicle Bay of Plenty crash
A person has died and four others have been injured in a two-vehicle crash in the Bay of…
Teilah Ferguson on life after a rugby injury that ended her Black Ferns dream
Teilah says the pain from the accident was like nothing she had felt before. Photo / Getty Images…
Alaskan climbing star dies in fall from Yosemite’s El Capitan
A popular Alaskan climber fell to his death from Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, marking the third death…
Chemical spill closes Pōkeno motorway on-ramp after truck crash
A chemical spill has forced the closure of a key on-ramp in Pōkeno this afternoon following a crash…
Rescuers run oxygen to survivors in Indonesia school building collapse
Rescuers ran oxygen and water to students trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building…
One person dies, another critical in Far North crash
A person was killed and another critically injured in a crash in the Far North near Kaikohe last…
Six injured in two-vehicle crash near Lake Taupō
Six people are reportedly injured following a two-vehicle crash on a stretch of State Highway 1 near the…
Company whose runaway truck killed worker has charge dropped
A charge will be dropped against a trucking company involved in the death of a road worker. Johnathon…
Bedbound woman at rest home left with burns, infection
An 85-year-old woman described smelling burning flesh after her rest home bed was pushed up against a heater,…
Two injured after gas bottle explosion ignites vehicle in Christchurch
A gas bottle explosion inside a work vehicle left two people injured and set the vehicle ablaze in…
China woman falls into old well, circled by snakes, clings to wall for 54 hours before rescue
A woman from southeastern China was miraculously rescued after accidentally falling into an abandoned well, where she clung…