The former All Black flung himself across the car seat to save his baby's life, French officials investigating the crash believe.

A roofer who plummeted head-first two storeys on to concrete says it has not put him off the job.

NZTA said motorists should expect delays heading to Auckland City.

Things are looking up for a New Zealand man recovering from severe injuries from a scooter crash in a Thailand hospital.

A 25-year-old driver smashed into a fence, taking out a tree along the way, and was wedged against the fence with timber pinning his head down.

A cow was killed when it wandered on to a South Auckland road today and was struck by a car.

Australian rock icon Nick Cave's son Arthur sent this photo to a friend just hours before he died after falling from a cliff in East Sussex, England.

Viraj Goonasekera has been sentenced him to 200 hours of community work and disqualified him from driving for six months for an April hit-and-run incident.

Man who went to the rescue of a driver described hearing the “big f***ing bang” that woke him, and how nobody realised the man was impaled for up to 30 minutes.

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.

A truckie who cut trapped passengers free from a burning vehicle moments before it exploded in a fatal crash says he was in the right place at the right time.

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.

All lanes on State Highway 16 north of Kumeu have re-opened and congestion is now easing.

Waikato police are urging motorists to slow down after attending 10 crashes overnight.

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.