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Accidents

Gold Coast girl Chloe Jeffries was a keen netballer. (Source: South Coast Netball Association)

Eight-year-old Australian dies in Japanese ski resort accident

Chloe Jeffries, 8, was killed when a snowmobile she was riding overturned in Nagano.

World

1:55pm

The crash in 2024 killed three seasonal workers.

Samoan workers' deaths in van crash preventable with modern median barriers

Three men died when a truck with a blown-out tyre drove through a barrier and collided with the van they were travelling in on August 26, 2024.

New Zealand

Tuesday 6:00am

1:32

Police car.

Person dies more than a week after Dunedin crash

Emergency services were called to the crash on State Highway 87 in Middlemarch on February 18.

New Zealand

Sun, Mar 1

The Hercules C-130 plane was transporting newly printed Bolivian currency when it "landed and veered off the runway" at an airport in El Alto.

Death toll rises to 22 after Bolivia cargo plane crash sends bills scattering

The military plane was carrying 18 tonnes of new banknotes when it crashed, damaging about a dozen vehicles.

World

Sun, Mar 1

A person kayaking (file image),

Body found in search for kayaker missing near Auckland's Waiwera

Emergency services were notified of a man missing in the water after coming off his kayak around 7.35am.

New Zealand

Sun, Mar 1

Gold Coast girl Chloe Jeffries was a keen netballer. (Source: South Coast Netball Association)

Eight-year-old Australian dies in Japanese ski resort accident

Chloe Jeffries, 8, was killed when a snowmobile she was riding overturned in Nagano.

World

1:55pm

The crash in 2024 killed three seasonal workers.

Samoan workers' deaths in van crash preventable with modern median barriers

Three men died when a truck with a blown-out tyre drove through a barrier and collided with the van they were travelling in on August 26, 2024.

New Zealand

Tuesday 6:00am

1:32

Police car.

Person dies more than a week after Dunedin crash

Emergency services were called to the crash on State Highway 87 in Middlemarch on February 18.

New Zealand

Sun, Mar 1

The Hercules C-130 plane was transporting newly printed Bolivian currency when it "landed and veered off the runway" at an airport in El Alto.

Death toll rises to 22 after Bolivia cargo plane crash sends bills scattering

The military plane was carrying 18 tonnes of new banknotes when it crashed, damaging about a dozen vehicles.

World

Sun, Mar 1

A person kayaking (file image),

Body found in search for kayaker missing near Auckland's Waiwera

Emergency services were notified of a man missing in the water after coming off his kayak around 7.35am.

New Zealand

Sun, Mar 1

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People walk on the scene where a plane crashed on a highway in El Alto, Bolivia.

People rush to grab money scattered in fatal Bolivia cargo plane crash

The Hercules C-130 plane was transporting newly printed Bolivian currency when it "landed and veered off the runway" at an airport in El Alto.

World

Sat, Feb 28

Person dies following single-vehicle crash in Bay of Plenty

Person dies following single-vehicle crash in Bay of Plenty

Emergency services were called to the scene near Mimiha Rd in Matatā around 12.30pm.

New Zealand

Sat, Feb 28

Rescuers and police officers work at the scene of a derailment on Line 9 in Milan, Italy

Milan tram derails and slams into a building, killing two

The video shows the tram nearly flipping onto its side as it takes a curve before slamming to a stop.

World

Sat, Feb 28

Samson Aruwa on the seat dedicated to Sophia Crestani in Dunedin. (Source: RNZ / Tess Brunton)

'Burned in my memory': Man who pulled Sophia Crestani out of deadly party

Samson Aruwa carried the 19-year-old University of Otago student away from the five-to-six people-deep pile at the overcrowded party in October 2019.

New Zealand

Thu, Feb 26

Police were called to the crash at 3.56pm on Thursday.

Four injured, two seriously, after bus and cars crash in Auckland

The Ponsonby collision between a bus and two cars was reported to police at 3.56pm.

New Zealand

Thu, Feb 26

Police said the two drivers were able to get out of their vehicles — and the sinkhole — by the time emergency crews arrived.

Watch: Sinkhole swallows two cars in Nebraska

Police said the two drivers were able to get out of their vehicles — and the sinkhole — by the time emergency crews arrived.

World

Thu, Feb 26

Fire and Emergency New Zealand said it responded to the truck and van collision around 6.25am.

Eight injured after truck and van collide in Hawke's Bay

St John said it had one helicopter and four ambulances at the scene on Puketitiri Rd in Rissington, north-west of Napier.

New Zealand

Thu, Feb 26

Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Ferry Rd in the suburb of Woolston about 8.40am on Tuesday.

Child injured after being hit by car in Christchurch driveway

Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Ferry Rd in the suburb of Woolston about 8.40am on Tuesday.

New Zealand

Tue, Feb 24

Emergency services were called to the serious crash on Main North Rd, near Tulls Rd shortly after 9pm.

Person dies in three-vehicle crash near Christchurch

Emergency services were called to the serious crash on Main North Rd, near Tulls Rd shortly after 9pm.

New Zealand

Tue, Feb 24

The wreckage of a bus is seen on the bank of the Trishuli River after it drove off a mountain highway near Benighat, west of the capital, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Kiwi woman among injured after bus plunges off highway in Nepal

An MFAT spokesperson confirmed to 1News it was "aware of reports of New Zealanders involved in a bus crash in Nepal".

World

Tue, Feb 24

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Third person dies following two-vehicle crash near Blenheim

Third person dies following two-vehicle crash near Blenheim

Two people died at the scene on State Highway 1 near Redwood Pass on Sunday, with police confirming a third fatality on Monday.

New Zealand

Mon, Feb 23

Critical injuries after collision between cyclist and car in Christchurch

Critical injuries after collision between cyclist and car in Christchurch

Emergency services received reports of the crash at around 5.30pm.

New Zealand

Sun, Feb 22

Four injured, road closed after crash near Feilding

Four injured, road closed after crash near Feilding

Emergency services were called to the scene on Sandon Rd around 6.10pm.

New Zealand

Fri, Feb 20

Faecal spray on a home on the Esplanade in Wellington.

Wellington residents clean poo spray off houses after severe weather

A film of spray has coated homes around the south coast, being described as an "absolute s*** show" by one resident.

Environment

Fri, Feb 20

Car maintenance (file image).

Teen was crushed to death while doing oil change on his car

Eighteen-year-old Kishan Atit Patel went to his neighbour's home on September 25, 2025 to borrow a jack and other tools to change the oil in his car.

Crime and Justice

Fri, Feb 20

High speeds, a recurring pothole, palm fronds, an open drain and lack of turning lanes are all contributing factors to accidents, residents say. (Source: LDR / Diane McCarthy)

From residents to rescuers: The road with too many crashes

There were at least nine accidents in 2025 on the 500m bend in State Highway 2, one resident says.

New Zealand

Thu, Feb 19

Fire performers carry a dragon during a molten iron fireworks performance known as "fire dragon steel flowers" ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations at an amusement park on the outskirts of Beijing, China.

Fireworks store explosion in China kills eight ahead of Lunar New Year

The blast in a village in Jiangsu province was caused by a resident setting off fireworks improperly near the store.

World

Mon, Feb 16

Jack Willson, 10, died in a motocross accident in Taupō in April 2023.

Coroner orders joint inquest into four youth motocross deaths

Jack Willson, Luke Ngeru, Eli Hankins, and Wai'aryn Mills died in accidents between April 2023 and September 2025 at tracks around the North Island.

New Zealand

Mon, Feb 16

Damage to a bridge on State Highway 39.

Man found dead after vehicle submerged in Waikato floodwaters

A member of the public called emergency services, alerting them to the submerged car on State Highway 39 near the intersection with Kiwi Rd at Puketotara last night.

New Zealand

Sat, Feb 14

Footage from the site showed large chunks of road crumbling away at an intersection, damaging and engulfing nearby structures.

Watch: Large sinkhole engulfs section of road in Shanghai

Footage from the site showed large chunks of road crumbling away at an intersection, damaging and engulfing nearby structures.

World

Fri, Feb 13

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