A cyclist is in hospital after being struck by a car last night, and three others are injured after a two-car crash that left both vehicles "totally disintegrated".

The boyfriend of an Australian woman who fell 7m to her death has denied her grieving family's allegations that he is responsible for killing her.

Search and rescue volunteers say they completed a five-month taxpayer-funded training course at a polytechnic in one week.

An avid sailor who is recovering from his injuries after the boom on his yacht struck him in the head, credits his survival to careful planning and regular contact throughout his journey.

A man who died after the truck he was in went over the edge of a wharf was a well-known and loved person in his local community.

Police have charged a 29-year-old man with driving dangerously causing death after a fatal vehicle crash near Herbert on Sunday.

A Northland man has died on a farm after his vehicle rolled this morning.

Three people have fortunately survived a crash near Otorohanga in which their car left the road, crashed into a post, flipped in the air and then rolled.

A car driving on the wrong side of the road caused a head-on collision in Hamilton earlier today.

Sections of the Auckland motorway network were brought to a standstill last night after a series of crashes.

A rescue helicopter airlifted the 17-year-old woman to Tauranga hospital after the crash.

A Waikato road blocked when a stock truck crashed near Pukeatua has re-opened.

One person has died and another been injured in a two-truck crash, which unleashed a swarm of bees, hindering emergency services attending the incident.

The bodies of all three remaining victims of the helicopter crash have now been airlifted from glacier.

Attempts to recover the remaining three bodies of people killed in the Fox Glacier helicopter crash have resumed this morning.

Recovery crews at Fox Glacier are frustrated by bad weather continuing to put a hold on efforts to retrieve the remaining victims.

It could be 18 months before the investigation into what caused Saturday's Fox Glacier helicopter crash is concluded.

Tributes are pouring in for the six tourists and one helicopter pilot killed in the Fox Glacier helicopter crash on Saturday.

A stolen car crammed full with seven young people flipped in a driveway after a high-speed police chase.

A Waikato motorist has had a miraculous escape after a collision with a truck that saw it mount the front of her car.

Nine-year-old Aryan Banerjee was strangled when his clothing caught on a window latch handle as he tried to climb out of a toilet.

A dangerous bend near Pukekohe which claimed four peoples lives six years ago has had its speed limit raised.

A New Zealand woman was flown to hospital with serious head injuries after a boating accident in an Australian tourist hotspot.

Aviation security is likely to be tightened following a review that's been given impetus by the apparent bombing of a Russian plane in Egypt.

A person is in a serious condition after being hit by a car in Pt Chevalier, Auckland, tonight.

A child who crashed a stolen car down a bank in Waikato while speeding away from police should pay up, the vehicle's owner says.

Mr. Manshande died yesterday in a crash, his daughter died last November

A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a truck on the West Coast this morning.

Police have found the blue car believed to have been involved in a fatal crash that left three gang members dead on Saturday.

Police investigating the deaths of three Mongrel Mob members in a crash near Wairoa have today re-interviewed the only survivor.