A St John Ambulance officer has been reprimanded after a woman fell on concrete and her husband was called a "fat man".

A Sri Lankan national has admitted he struck a woman while driving a rental car and talking on a mobile phone, then fled the scene.

An 18-month-old girl run over in the driveway of her Paeroa home remains in a serious but stable condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit.

A cyclist has been taken to hospital after it is believed he was hit by a car on St John's Hill.

Police say there was no foul play to a car fire near Nelson in which a person was dead.

A two-car crash near a busy interchange has obstructed traffic this morning.

A 2-year-old hit by a car after he ran out onto Mt Eden Rd yesterday remains in a critical condition at Starship Hospital this morning.

Police have recovered a car in which a person died after it went down a bank and was engulfed in flames.

A man is being treated for minor injuries after a rather spectacular crash which saw his car land in the middle of a busy Hamilton roundabout.

Investigators are still piecing together the movements of a woman who was found dead in the middle of a highway.

It took just 15 minutes for Ian McDonald's sore shoulder to turn into pain so excruciating it felt like a knife cutting into his spine.

A motorcyclist was critically injured when his bike crashed into a fence in Whanganui tonight.

Authorities are still trying to identify a man who was struck and killed by a train in Auckland today.

A person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a car on Victoria Street in central Auckland.

A man has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after his car smashed into the back of a truck in Auckland tonight.

A car ploughed through the front of Pak'n Save in Mt Albert last night, sending shopping trolleys sprawling as it crashed through the supermarket.

This week, US district court judge Anita B Brody signed off on a settlement between more than 5000 players and their former employers that could cost the NFL as much as US$765 million, writes Dylan Cleaver.

Police believe they know the identity of a pedestrian who died when he was hit by a train in Auckland this morning.

A New Zealand Herald delivery driver could have survived an early morning crash today if he had been wearing his seatbelt, police say.

Police have named the 75-year-old man who was struck and killed by a vehicle yesterday.

A driver who crashed a stolen car into a suburban house was among several people caught up in car crashes and police pursuits overnight.

"I'm a stubborn old bastard. Most old folk would give up. But I made a vow to a lady who passed away." Fin has won a long-running battle over compensation.

A man who died after his car crashed off a bridge and plunged down to a car park below has been named by police.

A shipwreck in which hundreds of people are feared dead may be one of the worst disasters of the Mediterranean migrant crisis.

A student spent five months chasing compensation after a driving collision involving the boss of AA Smartfuel.

The man, in his mid-20s, who had two passengers in his car, led police on a 45-minute, high-speed chase that spanned more than 20km across Auckland.

Police are currently at the scene of a three-car smash in Ohinewai, Waikato.