An Australian woman remains in a critical condition in hospital today after a quadbike crash, after the second serious quadbike incident this week.

The death of a 10-year-old boy in a quad bike accident on a south Wairarapa farm has prompted calls for more safety messages aimed at the vehicles.

At least three separate investigations are underway after a 10-year-old boy was killed in a quad bike accident near in Wairarapa this morning.

A 10-year-old boy has died after he was found pinned under a quad bike on a farm in south Wairarapa today.

A man lost a finger and a tooth while tackling a teenager who he believed had stolen his motorcycle, police say.

A woman who admitted falsely claiming more than $90,000 in benefits said she wanted security for her children.

A Wairarapa couple have been sent to prison for more than a year and a half after being found guilty of ill-treating and neglecting their adopted daughter.

The parents of a Wairarapa high school student will be prosecuted for failing to ensure the child's attendance at school after years of ongoing truancy issues.

Diana Plater follows the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail from Hawke's Bay to Marlborough.

A former Deerstalkers' Association branch president has pleaded guilty to shooting dead a hunter.