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

Police have named the man who died in a head-on collision on Sunday night near Dunsandel, Canterbury.

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.

"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.

A blade of grass may have been responsible for a plane crash off Raglan Beach on Boxing Day.

One person was killed and six others were injured in a crash in Waikato tonight.

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 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.

Jacqui Ansin says she was driving on an Auckland motorway when she heard an "almighty thump", with an unidentified object causing considerable damage to her Maserati.

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A man slipped and suffered injuries near Whangarei Heads.

A motorcyclist who died after a collision with a car in Waikato last week had been the subject of a complaint about his riding only moments before the crash.

An innocent man injured in a motorway shootout will appeal the High Court's decision to throw out his bid for compensation.

Police are still investigating an incident that has left a man critically injured after being hit by a car outside the Auckland Darts Masters.

A man has been injured after suffering an electric shock in West Auckland this evening.

Firefighters are battling to free the person from the car and the extent of their injuries are unknown.