Police have named a man killed in a car crash in Christchurch on Saturday.

Police have named a man killed when his car hit a tree in Kaingaroa Forest on Sunday.

Emergency services are heading to reports of a crash at Pukehina.

First person to lose their life over holiday weekend was passionate about 1937 Ford Cabriolet convertible.

One person has died and another is in hospital after a vehicle crashed into the back of a parked truck in South Auckland this morning.

A 19-year-old whose car went head-on into a power pole in Waikato early this morning, is now in a stable condition.

Five people suffered minor injuries in a head-on crash in the eastern Bay of Plenty this morning.

Sparks from the pole caused an electrical fire in the roof of the adjacent property.

A head-on crash on the Kapiti coast has led to a plea for drivers to slow down and drive to the conditions.

One person has been killed in a crash near Whakatane this morning.

Four people have been transported to Palmerston North Hospital after two cars crashed near Massey University this morning.

A truck has crashed into the living room of a home in Henderson, in West Auckland.

Two Indian climbers are missing after summitting Everest, a day after an Australian and Dutch climber perished on the mountain.

A teen has suffered suspected head injuries in a rugby game today.

One person is in a serious condition after their car left the road and landed in a paddock near Whangarei.

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.

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.

One person suffered serious head and chest injuries after a ute crashed into a ditch in Waikato this afternoon.

An elderly Hamilton woman whose house was crashed into on Mother's Day suffered a heart attack just hours later, and died on Tuesday.

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.