Five people injured when the vehicle they were in collided with a police car in South Auckland yesterday have been discharged from hospital.

A car went down a bank and hit a tree on Lonely Track Rd in Redvale this morning.

Two people have been seriously injured after a car drove off the third floor of a carpark building in Hamilton.

The mother of teenager killed in a central Auckland car crash at the weekend has told other families to love their children and forgive them.

A 28-year-old farmer has suffered head and back injuries after losing control of a quad bike while moving stock.

Emergency services are attending a crash in South Auckland where a car has reportedly hit a power pole.

A 20-year-old New Zealander's life was "cut short in a terrible car accident" in Queensland.

Family and friends of a young man killed in a car crash near Dunedin are remembering a "loveable rascal" who had a keen sense of humour and a cheeky grin.

A large number of students, staff and parents gathered at St Peter's College this afternoon to commemorate the life of 17-year-old Robbie Taylor who died in a car accident this weekend.

A paraglider pilot injured after crashing into rocks at a New Plymouth beach remains in a stable condition in hospital.

The incident happened near Abattoir Lane just after 2pm.

The man who died after his motorbike and a car collided at an intersection in Waikato is from Hamilton.

A twin boy was killed trying to escape a car as it rolled backwards down a steep farm driveway near Tokoroa, police say.

A spokeswoman for St John said the woman suffered minor injuries and did not need to be admitted to hospital.

Isabel Frances Rivett (nee Jones), 32, has been named as the woman who died in the mountain running tragedy near Otira, West Coast.

The Aucklander who died in Sleeping God Canyon at the weekend was a passionate missionary and devoted his life to helping others.

The woman was riding in Oruanui, just north of Taupo, when the accident happened. Emergency services were called at about 3.30pm.

The woman who survived a horror plunge down an Auckland cliff face along a popular scenic drive suffered broken bones, it has been revealed.

A New Year's Day quad bike crash that left a baby injured and a man on life support has prompted another stern warning around the use of the vehicles.

The young married couple who died after falling on Mount Silberhorn lived for and loved the mountains.

A man is in a critical condition with a head injury and leg fracture after he fell from his bicycle 10m down a bank.

The Volts players wore the arm bands in memory of 12-year-old Jack Martin during yesterday's one-day cricket match against Canterbury in Alexandra.

A Samoan family who moved to New Zealand just weeks ago for a better life are mourning the loss of a son.

The 26-year-old local fell while riding on private property in the settlement of Galatea near Whakatane.

The ambulance arrived to find a man in his 60s with critical injuries. He died at the scene.

It is the second serious incident on the water today, after a 3-year-old boy died at Ocean Beach in Hawkes Bay.

Friends of an Australian woman who died after a fall near Mt Cook have paid tribute to "one of the brightest and singularly most talented artists" they encountered.

A light plane crashed near Sheffield in Canterbury after the pilot misjudged the landing.

Two seriously injured young children crawled to safety as their father lay dead in their car after a crash on Ashburton Gorge Rd last night.