Crash
At least 10 killed, dozens injured in NSW wedding bus crash
At least 10 people have died and 25 injured after a bus overturned in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales last night. The bus was carrying passengers travelling from a wedding to their accommodation… Audio
How a huge cryptocurrency exchange failed
The convoluted story of two intertwined companies which has sent the value of cryptocurrencies plummeting. Audio
How a huge cryptocurrency exchange failed
The convoluted story of two intertwined companies which has sent the value of cryptocurrencies plummeting.
AudioClean up underway after toxic chemical spill
A clean up is underway on the Kaimai range after a truck crash resulted in 3000 litres of toxic chemicals flowing into a nearby stream.
The crash occurred just after 6-o'clock this morning on State… Audio
Mexico train crash kills passengers in trains and cars below
At least 20 people have been killed and 70 hurt in Mexico City, when an overpass carrying a metro train partly collapsed on cars on a road below. Audio
Why We Drive: Matt Crawford on car culture's essential survival
Philosopher, mechanic, and author Matthew Crawford's latest book Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road gets under the bonnet of one of the few remaining domains of exploration, play and… Audio
Witnesses describe dramatic central Auckland bus crash
People who saw an out-of-control tour bus crashing into a mother and child in central Auckland expected to find them dead when they rushed to help. Incredibly, both the woman and the baby escaped with… Audio
RNZ and Stuff launch new Erebus podcast White Silence
Forty years ago, 257 people were killed when Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashed into Mount Erebus. It remains the worst peacetime disaster in New Zealand history in loss of life terms. Audio
Four dead after van collides with logging truck
Four people are dead after a head-on crash between a van and a fully-laden logging truck in Bay of Plenty this morning. Bay of Plenty road policing manager Inspector Brent Crowe says it was still dark… Audio
Four killed in head-on crash with logging truck
Four people were killed this morning when the van they were in collided head-on with a logging truck in the Kaingaroa Forest. Reporter Andrew McRae joins Checkpoint with the latest. Audio
Coroner, family call for road-side drug testing
A family who lost three people in a horrific car crash almost exactly one-year ago say it's time for the government to stop dragging its feet on roadside drug testing. The family's call comes after… Audio
Company owner fined $64,000 over fatal helicopter crash
A fine has been handed down in the Christchurch District Court over one of the country's worst helicopter crashes in recent times. All seven of those on board the single-engine Squirrel helicopter… Audio
Man dies after falling from moving vehicle
Mystery surrounds the death of a man on Auckland's Southern Motorway today. Police say he fell from a moving vehicle, but won't say if he was the sole occupant of the van he was in. Alex Perrottet… Video, Audio
Helicopter crash survivors reunite to share miracle story of survival
The survivors of a helicopter crash off the Auckland Islands have reunited this afternoon to talk about their miracle story of survival. Video, Audio
Helicopter crash survival story hailed as a ‘miracle’
The survivors of a helicopter crash near Auckland Islands have begun returning home to Te Anau today. They will be interviewed in the coming days as part of a Transport Accident Investigation… Audio
18 people killed on NZ roads in just five days
Eighteen people have died on New Zealand roads since Monday, with at least six of them under the age of 18. And with the Easter break fast approaching, road safety experts warn the road toll is likely… Audio
Questions remain after woman severely injured from lime scooter crash
The police in Dunedin are still piecing together how a woman on a Lime Scooter came to collide with a truck in the city. A 26-year-old foreign national is in a critical condition after the crash on… Audio
70-year-old dead, four injured after four-vehicle crash in Waikato
A 70-year-old is dead and four people including an infant are injured after a four-car crash in the Waikato.
Horror crash in Christchurch
A horror crash in Christchurch last night left three teenagers as young as 13 dead, and two police officers injured. A stolen car crashed into a tree and burst into flames after fleeing from the… Audio
Five hospitalised after early morning multi-car crash
It isn't clear how many cars were involved in the crash, which emergency services were called to at 1.30am.
