The 10-year-old boy struck in the head by an electric fence post at his Invercargill school is facing a long road to recovery.

Rescuers yesterday revealed the lucky break that meant the toll from the Lake Tekapo kayaking tragedy was not worse.

A seven-year-old boy was flown to hospital after a car crash on a Northland beach tonight.

Rescuers risked their lives to pull a driver from his wreck after he smashed into a power pole, snapping it half and causing live wires to fall over the vehicle.

The two young tourists who died after falling into Lake Tekapo yesterday have been named.

A truck driver rescued by other truckies after crashing into a fast-moving creek yesterday is recovering in hospital.

One person has died in a collision between a car and a truck in the Waimana Gorge in the Bay of Plenty.

A man in a wheelchair was killed when he was struck by a freight train on the Kapiti Coast this morning.

A man who severed a number of fingers while working with an electric saw yesterday is in a stable condition in hospital.

Emergency services were called out to Dunsandel after two cars crashed head on.

The managing director Salters Cartage says he is struggling to deal with the death of 24-year-old Jamey Lee Bowring, killed in an explosion at his business.

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.

Investigations are continuing today after a passenger train clipped a vehicle at a private rail crossing near on the Kapiti Coast.

A woman who crashed her vehicle into a house in Huntly this morning has been charged with dangerous driving and excessive breath alcohol.

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.

One person is trapped inside a vehicle at Christchurch's Sockburn roundabout.