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 logging truck rolled near Whangarei early this morning, trapping its driver for an hour.

A nine-car crash in heavy fog on Auckland's Greenhithe Bridge is causing some delay for north-bound motorists.

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.

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.

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested following a hit-and-run incident in the Wellington region last week.

A 19-year-old has been taken to hospital after she sustained burns to her face at a restaurant.

Waikato police have released the name of an American woman who was killed in a car crash near Matamata on Monday.

Jason Matahiki suffered a serious workplace injury when a meat hook went through the side of his head while working at the Affco NZ Rangiuru plant.

Two people have been freed from the wreckage of a crash that closed a major Wellington road this morning.

An elderly Opotiki man remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital after crashing his campervan near Matamata yesterday.

A man was killed in the early hours of this morning after being hit by a city-bound train in the Christchurch suburb of Belfast.

A fuel tanker driver escaped without major injuries after his vehicle rolled in Southland this morning.

The death of a 5-year-old girl, killed while out riding her bicycle yesterday, could have been prevented, her family says.

It has taken eight months but Mark Somervell is finally walking again. Now, he has been fitted with a prosthetic leg.

Twisted ankles, broken bones and other school holiday mishaps cost millions of dollars each year.

A young Tauranga girl has died when she was hit by a four wheel drive while riding her bike.

An avoidable summertime "disease" is killing Kiwi blokes and is caused by men who back themselves beyond their abilities in the water, says an expert.

A car has crashed down a bank off Maraetai Dr in east Auckland, injuring five people.

Woman cyclist in serious but stable condition after being pinned under a truck.

A multi-vehicle crash is causing major problems on Auckland's north-western motorway today.