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Traffic flowing after 10 car pile-up

Traffic is now moving freely after a 10 car pile-up on an Auckland motorway.

Car crashes into Ponsonby building

A car has crashed into a building in Ponsonby.

Boy impaled by stick after fall from tree

He was taken to hospital by Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

Three hurt in crash in rural Marlborough

Paramedics are at the scene on State Highway 6 and police are on the way.

Elderly man flung into air in fatal crash

Elderly man struck by car on pedestrian crossing died at the scene.

Jaguar smashes through petrol station

A Jaguar smashed through the front of a Ponsonby petrol station.

Man seriously injured in Waiheke crash

The injured man was flown by rescue helicopter to Auckland City Hospital after the crash.

Surgeon takes blame for U-turn deaths

Visitor appears in Nelson court to admit two charges of careless driving causing death.

Crash leaves one critical, road closed

Crash closes major southeast Auckland road.

Four vehicle smash in South Auckland

Up to a dozen people were in the vehicles at the time of the crash.

Serious crash near Kumeu

Three injured in crash near Kumeu

Supermarket gas leak, two injured

Central Fire Service shift manager Murray Dunbar said emergency services were notified of a 'refrigerant leak' at the Countdown supermarket this afternoon.

Further Wellington delays after crash

Wellingtonians are facing further delays in peak hour traffic after a car crashed into a power pole.

Local snatches tourists' car keys

"What I saw was beyond a joke. I ran out on to the road waving my arms and yelling, trying to get them to stop."

Driver who hit principal 'cavalier'

Since 2006, the driver has racked up three convictions for careless driving.

Driver avoids one cow... hits another

An 18-year-old engineering apprentice is taking on one of New Zealand's biggest insurance firms in a dispute involving two cows.