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.

Police investigating the death of a man who drove off a Coromandel bridge last week say they have "more questions than answers".

A 68-year-old man died after suffering a "medical event" while he was cycling on a Coromandel road yesterday.

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.

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.

The incident happened on Kenneth Small Place in Remuera.

The incident happened during a motorbike event near Taupo.

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.

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.

Former long-serving North Otago rugby player Regan Laughton sought a final remand without plea when he appeared in the Timaru District Court following a fatal crash in May.

A new awareness initiative aimed at helping reduce the number of children killed or injured in driveways has been launched.

Family and friends of a young man who died suddenly at a Waiheke timber yard will gather at the island's main sports club this afternoon for his tangi.

Two companies and one of their employees have been charged in relation to the death of a female motorcyclist who was reversed over by a truck at road works.

Police have released the name of a man killed in a crash in Southland over the weekend.