A 6-year-old boy is recovering in hospital with facial injuries after being bitten in the face by a dog.

A 73-year-old woman was seriously injured when she was thrown from a horse-drawn cart and kicked in the stomach today.

The man was flown to Waikato Hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

Traffic is blocked and a power line is believed to have been damaged after a truck crash in South Auckland.

A car that plunged 150m off a bank into Hawkes Bay's Mohaka River was carrying four Mongrel Mob members on their way to the gang's 50th anniversary party.

A crash involving up to six cars has slowed traffic on the Southern Motorway in Auckland today.

Two people on board suffered cuts and bruises after boat slams into Waiheke Island coastline.

Police have identified the woman who died in a motorcycle crash on the West Coast on Sunday.

One person is still trapped in a vehicle after a head-on collision on State Highway 1 south of Whangarei about 2pm.

A Whangarei woman has died after police say she was trapped in a creek by a mower rolling on top of her.

A man with serious head injuries walked "for a long time" to get help after a quad bike crash on a farm in the Coromandel.

A person has died after the car they were driving collided with a truck transporting a house today - a day after a coroner's recommendations on a similar incident were released.

Five tourists have been injured and taken to hospital following a crash on State Highway 8 near Omarama this morning.

A male cyclist suffered serious injuries while on an afternoon bike ride when he collided with a vehicle turning into a driveway north of Auckland.

A Christchurch motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a car while riding with a group of eight yesterday.

A woman believed to be in her 50's is in critical condition after driving her motorcycle off a cliff.

The man died of injuries suffered after his car rolled down the Hutt River bank.

At least one person is seriously injured after a car and motorcycle collided near Ahipara in Northland.

Pierce Harris was working underneath his car when it was struck by another vehicle. Next thing he knew, he was unable to feel his legs.

Derek Douglas was on the state highway 39 in Pirongia, when he was run over by two milk tank trucks at about 1am.

Victim's pelvis was broken in four places after collision in one of the "shared spaces" Len Brown has championed.

Police said the men were in a Toyota Hilux on Saturday, at Whakamahi Beach when fumes from a leaking gas cylinder exploded.

The driver of a car and two male passengers were taken to hospital after a crash early this morning.

A Kiwi who lost one leg in a nightmare motorcycle crash in America is in a fight to save his remaining leg nearly three months after the accident.

Injured schoolboy Kade Phillips has suffered a setback in hospital and will need further surgery.

Sunshine awaits most of New Zealand tomorrow, while Auckland battles with traffic today.

Three occupants of a truck in the Hawkes Bay drove themselves to hospital after a gas bottle they were transporting exploded.

Police are hoping to identify witnesses after a fatal crash in Pakuranga that killed a college student last week.

The name of a woman who died in a weekend crash in Rotorua has been named by police.