A Twizel woman who lost control of a vehicle leading to the death of her husband and injuries to her daughter has been discharged without conviction.

Two people have been taken to hospital this evening following a two-car crash on Dilworth St, Christchurch.

Traffic has resumed to normal after two crashes that took place within five minutes of each other on either side of the State Highway 1 near Rolleston.

The man who died after a motorcycle crash in Taranaki has been identified.

Auckland wood-worker William Longbottom's surgically shifted toe is doing a pretty good job as a thumb.

More than 12,000 Kiwis were injured on our roads last year and the number of those left maimed rose as well.

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An arterial route in Auckland has been reopened following a fatal collision between a car and a truck this afternoon.

The woman's black sedan appeared to have crossed the centre line before the crash.

A motorcyclist has sustained serious injuries to his legs following a motorbike and car collision earlier this evening.

A female pedestrian was fatally struck by a car near Palmerston North tonight.

The milk tanker driver who died after driving off the road south of Nelson after being stung by a bee has been named as Eric Heath.

A milk tanker has rolled on the Kohatu-Kawatiri Highway in the Tasman region.

The car driver who died in a crash on the lower Kaimai ranges on Saturday has been identified as 29-year-old Dion Pollero.

A child fell through a glass window on Waiheke Island, injuring her arm.

A car has crashed into a house after smashing into parked cars in South Auckland.

A person has died after being struck by a freight train in Mid Canterbury this morning.

A woman and a man are badly burnt after a gas cylinder exploded in their Hawkes Bay home, blowing out three windows.

The man killed in yesterday's helicopter crash in the Lindis Pass area has been named.

A city-bound lane on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway has been closed after an accident involving six cars this morning.

The family of a 52-year-old man injured in a fatal helicopter crash yesterday say he is "pretty knocked around" but improving.

One person has died and one person has critical injuries after a helicopter crash just east of Lindis Pass in Central Otago today.

Two cars and a Hobbiton tour bus crashed in Matamata this afternoon, injuring four people.

One person was taken to hospital in a serious condition after a vehicle crash at Turakina, southeast of Whanganui.

A woman has been injured and a dog has died after two separate crashes tonight.

A rider of a scooter was trapped under a car in Napier after colliding with a car.

A 12-year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital after breaking his leg when a piggyback from his father went awry.

A 12-year-old boy has been evacuated from the Milford Track in Fiordland after breaking his leg.

The thought of never meeting his unborn son fuelled Peter Redmond's fight for his life when he was hit and dragged 20m by an SUV.