A bacterial lung infection is an "acute" development for a New Zealand man in a coma in Thailand after a scooter crash.

Paul 'PJ' Lupi suffered severe facial injuries in the incident in the popular holiday destination of Phuket last week.

Injured and dazed after crashing 100m down a bank, a Northland woman battled faltering cell phone reception and beeped her car horn to alert rescuers.

A child safety watchdog has raised concerns about bouncy castles after a boy suffered a serious head injury at an amusement centre in Hawkes Bay.

Dylan Chad was banned from driving for three years over the 2013 death of a mate. But he appeared in court last week on a charge of driving while disqualified.

Murray Michie was thinking of his own grandchildren as he cut two girls and a woman from their burning SUV.

The accident occurred at the intersection of State Highway 57 and Waihou Rd about 8pm Sunday when a northbound and southbound vehicle collided.

A bus and a car have crashed in Takapuna, Auckland but no one has been injured.

The support crew of a Kiwi man who remains unconscious in a Thai hospital say they have been encouraged by his progress this weekend.

The crash happened on Constable Road, Waiuku, shortly before six.

A Kiwi woman's dream winter getaway to one of Europe's best holiday hotspots has ended in tragedy.

Police have released the name of the man who died when a tractor rolled yesterday.

A woman whose house was smashed by a suspected stolen vehicle is thankful her baby daughter wasn't hurt.

After careering through a safety barrier, the driver of a truck chock full of animal blood remained moored in his cab for up to an hour as it dangled over a cliff.

Skiers and other holiday makers planning to use a popular Waikato backroad between Auckland and the Central Plateau's mountains are being warned to expect delays.

A fire service spokesman said a man trapped in the car was released by staff before being transported to hospital by ambulance.

The partner of a man who was one of two killed in a Hamilton crash is pleased that driver licensing rules are being reviewed.

A person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a four-car crash on an Auckland motorway.

Emergency services are using the jaws of life to cut a person free from a car after it tipped off a Hawkes Bay farm track and rolled 20m down a hill.

The Northern Motorway is now open following a truck crash that blocked two southbound lanes earlier this afternoon.

The partner of Sophie Langston vowed at her funeral to look after her twin sister for the rest of his life.

The motorist who died after a crash between her car and a truck and trailer unit in the Waikato has been named by police.

Police and safety investigators are looking into a fatal farm accident in Southland.

A poisons expert says carbon monoxide could be an "insidious" killer, leaving its victims little or no time to act.

The woman who died in a car crash in Otago on Friday has been named.

An elderly man was left lying in a pool of his own blood for half an hour, after two ambulances called to the scene were diverted to more urgent cases.

The father of three children found dead inside an Ashburton home with their mother cannot stop crying because he misses his "beautiful kids" so much.

A man has died in a single-car crash on Great North Road in Auckland tonight.

One person suffered serious injuries and two others were hurt in a fleeing driver incident in South Auckland this afternoon.