People mourning the loss of 14-year-old Rangimaria White, who was killed in a hit-and-run in Opotiki at the weekend, are gathering for her tangi today.

A driver involved in a Dunedin crash rushed to give CPR to a dying teenager who lay unconscious in the back seat of the other car.

Police said the 25-year-old driver of the second ute went straight in and pulled a 35-year-old woman and four-year-old boy from the vehicle.

Traffic is backed up on Auckland's on north-bound lane.

A Westport woman has admitted to careless driving causing the death of 66-year-old Seddonville woman Marie Evelyn Johnston, after initially denying the charge.

A West Coast man killed in a fatal crash near Christchurch on Sunday evening was a former Pike River miner.

Police hope to formally identify two bodies found in the search for the Canadian tourists as soon as possible, so their families can be informed.

A motorist who died in a fatal crash near Ashburton on Friday night has today been named by police.

A worker has been taken to hospital after being injured in an accident at the Pike River mine site this morning.

A brave Esther Taufui, 6, didn't hesitate when a gas explosion ripped through the kitchen, injuring her dad yesterday.

An experienced New Zealand paraglider has died in a horror crash attempting a high-altitude launch in the French Alps.

Police are searching for a man who drove into a five-year-old boy outside his Mosgiel home today.

A 61-year-old woman has been critically injured after she fell from her horse riding in an organised hunt today.

Police are appealing for witnesses from an incident which saw a speeding vehicle crash in Taumarunui.

People are trapped in a car after it crashed off a bank in Murupara early this evening.

A 26-year-old man lost control of his motorcycle on Waitarere Beach.

One person suffered minor injuries after their car struck a light post in Tauranga this afternoon.

Emergency services are at the scene of an explosion in South Auckland this afternoon.

One person has been taken to hospital following a crash between a car and a fire engine this morning.

Waikato police have released the name of a motorcyclist killed on State Highway 1 south of Hamilton on Monday.

Business NZ has called for an end to political manipulation of ACC levy settings by successive Governments.

A British woman has been killed after she smashed into an ancient Roman bridge whilst bungee jumping in Spain as her aunt watched on.

A crash involving three vehicles and a horse has left the animal dead and a car trapped under live electrical wires in Horowhenua last night.

A driver of a car is seriously injured after a late night pursuit ended rapidly when a speeding car collided with a truck.

Two people were taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash on Swanson Road in West Auckland early this morning.

The family of Sonny Rawhiti Kemp, who died after the ambulance he was being taken to hospital in crashed, are making their way to the Far North to prepare for his tangi.

Sonny Rawhiti Kemp, 66, was on his way to hospital when the ambulance smashed into a power pole.

An investigation is under way after an ambulance taking a critically ill man to hospital crashed into a power pole. Shortly afterwards, the man died at the scene.

A St John paramedic involved in an ambulance crash in Northland this morning is now in a stable condition in hospital.

Police today said the 17-year-old youth would appear in Westport District Court on Thursday.