Deaths
Mother of killed teen - 'there are no winners in this tragedy'
The mother of a teenager who was fatally attacked by a man he shot at with a water pistol has made an emotional plea for people to be kind to one another, shortly after her son's killer pleaded… Audio
West Coast storm disrupts milk deliveries
Westland Milk CEO Toni Brendish says roads damaged by wild weather on the West Coast are creating major headaches for farmers - and the travel delays couldn't have come at a worse time. Video, Audio
Murder-accused stalked victim, witness says
A court has heard Rohit Deepak Singh, who is accused of murdering Arishma Chand, told a friend he could make the South Auckland mother disappear if he wanted. Video, Audio
Waitaki community in shock after girl killed in hit and run
A man has been charged after a 14-year-old girl was killed in a hit and run in Oamaru last night. Meanwhile, support for her family has been flooding in from a community reeling from the tragic event.
…First person to get to Canterbury shooting describes scene
A Canterbury woman describes how she rushed from her house after hearing a bang followed by screaming, to find a man had been shot on the road outside her property. The man is believed to be a member… Video, Audio
Passenger describes moment plane crashed into sea
Bill Jaynes was on board the Air Niugini flight that crashed in the Federated States of Micronesia on Friday. He describes the ordeal to Jamie Tahana, while a body has been found in the sunken plane.
…Girl's death prompts upgrade of ageing Ruapehu shuttle buses
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts will retire its ageing bus fleet in response to a deadly accident on Mt Ruapehu earlier this year. Meanwhile, a former bus driver says two-wheel drives should never have been used… Video, Audio
Family feel let down by GDC after daughter’s death
Dion Neems says his family has once again been let down by Gisborne District Council and Waste Management after refuse trucks operated outside his home on Tuesday afternoon as school children walked… Video, Audio
John Zalcberg, Richard Vines: Kiwis denied life-saving drugs
NZ is lagging well behind even poor nations when it comes to funding advanced cancer drugs. Australian researcher Professor John Zalcberg and Richard Vines from Rare Cancers Australia founder are part… Audio
Ruapehu bus passenger shocked by broken seats, handle
Photos taken inside a bus, understood to be operated by Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, show seats tied up with wire and a handle which has fallen off the back of a passenger seat. Video, Audio
Bus that crashed had failed fitness certificate 9 times
The Ruapehu Alpine Lifts ski shuttle bus, that crashed and killed a young girl on Saturday, had failed its Certificate of Fitness nine times over the past 14 years. Video, Audio
Synthetic drug deaths 'appalling' - Ross Bell
There has been a dramatic spike in the number of people dying from synthetic cannabis. Provisional figures from the coroner show between 40 and 45 people died in the year to June, compared to just two… Video, Audio
Huge jump in synthetic drug deaths - coroner
Provisional coroners' figures show between 40 and 45 people are believed to have died from using synthetic cannabis in the last year. It's a huge jump considering In the previous five years there were… Audio
Thai diver dies after delivering oxygen to boys trapped in cave
A former Thai Navy seal has died from a lack of oxygen exiting the Tham Luang cave where 12 boys and their coach are trapped. CNN correspondent David McKenzie tells John Campbell the death shows just… Video, Audio
Fashion designer Kate Spade found dead in apartment
The 55-year-old designer, who once edited fashion magazine Mademoiselle, was well known as a designer of clothes, shoes and handbags. Zachary Goelman reports. Video, Audio
Thousands of Rohingya killed in Myanmar, charity estimates
Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) estimates more than six and a half thousand Rohingya were killed in the first month of a military crackdown in Myanmar. The charity surveyed thousands of Rohingya… Audio
Havelock North residents still in pain a year on
A candle light vigil was held in the Havelock North village last night to mark a year since contamination of the town's water supply. Five thousand people were to become sick and was linked to three… Audio
Death toll in drugs campaign in Philippines 12,000
The deadly campaign against drugs in the Philippines is now thought to have lead to as many as 12 thousand deaths in the last 10 months. RNZ's Philippa Tolley reports from Manila. Audio
Woman injured by tourist driver calls sentence a joke
Journalist Karen Rutherford says the disqualified driving sentence given to a man who hit her while out riding her horse is redundant as he will soon return to China. Peng Wang was also ordered to pay… Audio
Funeral held for pilot killed while fighting Port Hills fire
A funeral was held in Christchurch today for helicopter pilot Steve Askin, who died while helping fight the Port hills fires. Video, Audio