A truck driver trapped in his cab for two hours miraculously survived after his milk tanker rolled, spilling thousands of litres of milk onto the road.

One of the two men who died on Lake Tekapo should have already been home, but he loved his time downunder so much he stayed on for another term.

Three people were flown to hospital by helicopter after a car crash in the South Island last night.

Two people were airlifted to hospital from Mt Ruapehu after suffering injuries in ski-slope accidents.

The 10-year-old boy struck in the head by an electric fence post at his Invercargill school is facing a long road to recovery.

Rescuers yesterday revealed the lucky break that meant the toll from the Lake Tekapo kayaking tragedy was not worse.

A seven-year-old boy was flown to hospital after a car crash on a Northland beach tonight.

Rescuers risked their lives to pull a driver from his wreck after he smashed into a power pole, snapping it half and causing live wires to fall over the vehicle.

The two young tourists who died after falling into Lake Tekapo yesterday have been named.

A man in a wheelchair was killed when he was struck by a freight train on the Kapiti Coast this morning.

A man who severed a number of fingers while working with an electric saw yesterday is in a stable condition in hospital.

Police have named the man who died in a head-on collision on Sunday night near Dunsandel, Canterbury.

Emergency services were called out to Dunsandel after two cars crashed head on.

The managing director Salters Cartage says he is struggling to deal with the death of 24-year-old Jamey Lee Bowring, killed in an explosion at his business.

A power line is lying across a Northland road and traffic is down to one lane after a car smashed into a power pole this morning.

Crashing off her bike after being hit by a car door on Auckland's busy Ponsonby Rd has put Anna Bracewell-Worrall off cycling to work.

A crash has blocked the right lane of the Southern Motorway and is causing delays.

Police have recovered the bodies of four men killed in a crash on Muriwai Beach today.

"She was very lucky. I would imagine another minute in that cold water and I don't know what would have happened," said security guard Wayne Butcher.

A blade of grass may have been responsible for a plane crash off Raglan Beach on Boxing Day.

One person was killed and six others were injured in a crash in Waikato tonight.

Investigations are continuing today after a passenger train clipped a vehicle at a private rail crossing near on the Kapiti Coast.

A woman who crashed her vehicle into a house in Huntly this morning has been charged with dangerous driving and excessive breath alcohol.

Around 100 people have no power this morning after a car hit a power pole in Auckland.

Malaysian media are reporting that a New Zealand man has died after being hit by a motorcycle in Kuala Lumpur.

Motorists are being advised to expect delays after an earlier crash on the Northwestern Motorway.

Cyclist David Keys, who was left a quadriplegic after riding into a sinkhole, back home with the dog that helped save his life.

A truck driver who narrowly missed a police officer during a more than 50km police pursuit was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.

An investigation has been launched into the collapse of a Lake Waikaremoana Track bridge which saw a group of tourists plummet 8m into a river last week.