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Auckland uni staffer among five injured in Symonds St crash
The staff member is in hospital, while four students are recovering at home.

Police appeal for witnesses after Hamilton, Taupō crashes
Seventeen people have been injured in three crashes across the region over the weekend.

Students reportedly injured after car incident outside University of Auckland
Up to five pedestrians are understood to be injured following an incident on Auckland's Symonds St. Video / Supplied

Driver charged after 12 people injured in crash between van and SUV on SH5
Four ambulances and four helicopters were sent to the scene.

One dead, two injured in Wellington motorway crash
The crash occurred shortly before midnight.

One dead, another critical after two-car Manawatū crash
The state highway was closed for several hours after the crash.

Driver in horror crash that claimed four lives only had three hours sleep
One passenger even gave him a neck massage to try and keep him awake while driving.

Deadlocked: Jurors unable to decide if woman’s deadly leap from moving car was caused by partner
Jurors deliberated an unusually long 37 hours over nearly a week.

Two dead in two-vehicle crash blocking SH3 near New Plymouth
The fatal accident occurred on Main North Rd near Ohanga Rd.

Adult male killed by train at Invercargill pedestrian crossing
The accident is the second time a person has been hit by a train in the past week.

Truck rolls on SH1 in North Island, one seriously injured
One person was airlifted in a serious condition.

‘Really good man’: Filipino father identified as innocent crash victim
The victim's flatmate describes how he spoke to him only a few hours earlier.

Driver, 22, charged after fatal Auckland crash during alleged police pursuit
A man was killed after the car crashed into him on a busy city street.

‘Our dreams are gone’: Tradie dad is victim of fatal crash involving driver allegedly fleeing police
The man died after a car allegedly fleeing police crashed into him on a busy city street.

Driver charged after car smashes into house, sleeping couple escape serious injuries
Husband pulled the car off his wife, who thought she was 'going to die'.

‘Absolute miracle’: Hero hubby lifts car off wife after driver smashes into bedroom
The woman woke up to 'pressure on her chest' and thought she was 'going to die'.

Jury awards $87m to driver burned by Starbucks drink
The man suffered third-degree burns to his penis, groin and inner thighs in the incident.

‘I just feel sick’: Woman who rescued kids off Matamata train tracks feared death ‘inevitable’
A local woman said she had pulled five toddlers off the same stretch of train tracks.

Truck crash closes part of SH1 in Waikato, delays expected
Emergency services responded to the incident around 10am.

Watch: Ute driver’s shock at undertaking truck
He overtook the truck using a passing lane before it sped up, he claims.