A father has shared memories of his "shining star" who was killed in head-on collision.

One person has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a two vehicle crash at Kaeo in Northland.

Death toll at 64 so far this year, an increase of 16 per cent compared with 2015.

A woman was trapped in her car for over an hour after a crash in Dairy Flat this evening.

A child remains in a critical condition and a woman has been transferred to Auckland City Hospital after two people died in a crash in rural Waikato.

Andy Beech, 46, was heading to the carpark, after having lunch at McDonald's with his brother Barry on August 11, when he tripped over a concrete kerb that encroached on a pedestrian crossing over the drive-through.

McDonald's has given $5000 to a man who can't walk after he crushed his spine tripping on a kerb outside one of its restaurants.

A highly respected member of Otago hapu Te Runanga o Otakou is one of two men found dead after a boat foundered off Fiordland yesterday.

A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a car near Hampden in North Otago, closing part of State Highway 1.

The family of a young mountain biker killed in the Whakarewarewa Forest have told an inquest their son and brother had "a short, but good life".

A motorcyclist is in a critical condition after colliding with a car on State Highway 16.

Helicopter pilot Todd Dunham had a day to remember yesterday, rescuing two men attacked by animals in separate incidents in the Bay of Plenty.

A groom is in mourning after two members of his wedding party were killed in a crash that took the lives of three Kiwis in Western Australia over the weekend.

A man who died after his car collided with a truck on State Highway 2 at Mangatarata has been named by police.

Traffic is heavy on State Highway 1 after a person has been hit by a car near Pokeno.

Three childhood friends from Southland who decided to move to Perth together have been killed in an accident in Western Australia.

A motorcyclist was flown to hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter after clipping a van and losing control of his bike near Te Aroha.

After causing killing Luke MacKenzie in a head-on collision, Xingyu Shang pulled himself from the wreckage, grabbed his phone and fled.

After causing the head-on collision, Xingyu Shang pulled himself from the wreckage, grabbed his phone and flagged down a motorist to get a ride home.

A young family's holiday ended abruptly when their 18-month-old fell off a picnic table and landed on his head.

A celebrity showjumper was taken to hospital with a concussion yesterday afternoon after falling from her horse.

Tributes have flowed in for musician Richard Chandler who died yesterday after he was struck by a train while cycling in Christchurch.

A woman is in a serious condition and considered lucky to be alive after spending up to four hours trapped beneath her crashed Royal Mail van in remote hills west of Hastings yesterday.

The 22 year-old man involved in the crash during a police pursuit which injured a 5-month-old baby yesterday will be released from hospital and will appear in court.

Every time Sophia Perera looks at her newborn daughter, she's reminded of her first-born, whose life was cut short.

A man who says he was about 20 seconds ahead of a crash in which a five-month-old baby was seriously injured saw the crashed car "rocking" on its roof.

The death of an accomplished musician who was struck by a train while cycling this morning has shaken Christchurch's music community.

The horror death of a cyclist who was hit by a train this morning was witnessed by Christchurch school pupils.

One person has been taken to hospital with moderate injuries after a crash between a school bus and two cars in Christchurch this morning.