A truck driver involved in a crash that killed three members of a American family and critically injured another is receiving counselling.

A paraglider in his 50s spent the night trapped on a cliff face until he was rescued by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter yesterday.

Charges have been laid in relation to a pyrotechnic display at an All Blacks test at Eden Park last year that injured spectators.

The parents of a baby girl left in a campervan on a hot day said they were "regularly checking on their child".

A family in the Australian state of Victoria are 'devastated' after a mother accidentally left her 22-month-old in a car in the summer heat.

The US family killed in logging truck crash on Tuesday had come to New Zealand to help 20-year-old daughter settle into her new home.

The road toll continued to rise yesterday with three more deaths in a grim week on New Zealand roads.

Two life-long friends who shared a "perfect" bond had been on the summer road-trip of their lives before they were killed in a crash.

Three people killed in a collision with a logging truck yesterday have been confirmed as American citizens, police say.

One person has died following a collision between a rental van and a 4-wheel-drive in Christchurch this morning.

A motorcyclist has been left shaken after colliding with a car on Auckland's Eden Terrace this morning.

Three people who died in a collision with a logging truck in south Waikato yesterday were not believed to have been wearing seatbelts at the time.

Two women who died in a head-on collision in Waikato this morning were a New Zealander and an Australian, police have confirmed.

Robin Kearns writes: Whose city is this? Does Auckland belong only to adults and motorists? Perhaps we all need to slow down and reconsider our priorities.

As Penny Taniela ran down the street towards her unconscious daughter she didn't know what to think or expect.

A car has bowled over the front of a Chinese takeaway shop on Auckland’s North Shore this evening.

A boy who suffered serious injuries after falling from a horse has been flown to Tauranga Hospital.

Tributes flowed last night for a 23-year-old father, who died after accidentally going through a ranch-slider at a Hamilton property.

A decision on possible charges against the fireworks company behind a display that injured spectators at an All Blacks test is expected in the next few days.

Two Korean nationals are dead after a horror smash at Blackhead, Dunedin, yesterday.

One person has died and another is in a critical condition following a crash in Dunedin this evening.

The parents of Corey Docherty, who died after being found in a Queenstown alleyway, have arrived in NZ, and his grandfather says he was "living his dream".

Drivers have been urged to take extra care around school zones after three children were injured as they walked to school in south Auckland this morning.

A tourist, who suffered 'significant' injuries after a fall in a Queenstown alleyway, died in exactly the same spot and manner as a British tourist six years ago.

The father of an 18-month-old boy killed in a South Auckland driveway in 2013 believes the man who admitted the charge shouldn't be held responsible.

A helicopter has crashed at speed into a paddock near Te Awamutu, injuring a passenger.