A person was trapped for two hours inside a vehicle involved in a head-on crash on the outskirts of Timaru last night.

A truck rolling on an on-ramp is the latest in a series of crashes on Auckland's motorways this morning.

Police are appealing for sightings of a red Toyota Hilux ute after a fatal crash in Northland.

Large ship incidents risk new Rena-style catastrophes in New Zealand coastal waters.

Two children injured in a crash in which their mother died remain in hospital. Firefighters related to the family were devastated when they responded to the crash.

The seriously injured man was taken to Middlemore Hospital for treatment.

Two people escaped serious injury when their car went down a bank on Piha Rd, near Piha, at about 11.50pm yesterday.

One person is dead and another fighting for their life after a car crashed into a bridge in Northland this afternoon.

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

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.

The man who died in the quad bike crash yesterday was Bruce Murray Stenning, 82, of Auckland.

Police are seeking witnesses to a crash on Whirinaki Rd early today where an elderly man died.

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

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 and her friends were rope-swinging into a river near Te Kaha when she got caught up in the rope-swing

A young man who died in a crash between a car and a ute over the holidays had a "smile to define the word cheesy", and "endless love and kindness for anyone who needed it".

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.