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.

Auckland Council this month began a 12-month trial of a permit system allowing vehicles to access Muriwai and Karioitahi beaches.

Police are seeking witnesses to yesterday's fatal crash at Muriwai beach which killed four men.

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.

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.

A woman has died in a car crash on wintry roads in the Haast Pass this morning.

The family of a man who died after falling from a barn roof in Canterbury are being supported by family, friends and neighbours.

Police have praised the actions of members of the public who rushed to the aid of an Oamaru teenager hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing on State Highway 1 yesterday.

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A man slipped and suffered injuries near Whangarei Heads.

A motorcyclist who died after a collision with a car in Waikato last week had been the subject of a complaint about his riding only moments before the crash.

An innocent man injured in a motorway shootout will appeal the High Court's decision to throw out his bid for compensation.

Police are still investigating an incident that has left a man critically injured after being hit by a car outside the Auckland Darts Masters.

A man has been injured after suffering an electric shock in West Auckland this evening.

Firefighters are battling to free the person from the car and the extent of their injuries are unknown.

Firefighters had to free an injured motorist after a two-car crash in St Johns, Auckland.

Anne Warner and her husband Alan escaped from a light plane crash that left them with a number of injuries.

A day after the Government pushed new health and safety legislation through Parliament a sharemilker died in a quad bike accident on a Waikato property.

A tourist was airlifted to hospital yesterday evening after his rental van crashed and rolled on to its roof near Charleston, blocking State Highway 6 for about two hours.

A man who died in a workplace incident near Oamaru yesterday has been named by police.