An 18-month-old girl has been run over by a vehicle in a driveway.

Police have released the name of a man killed in a crash yesterday and they say speed and alcohol may have been factors.

The scene of a serious crash on Auckland’s Harbour Bridge has been cleared and the northbound lanes reopened.

An investigation is under way into the death of a man at a fun park in Northland last night.

Two people are seriously injured after their car crashed through a barrier and down a cliff in Kerikeri early this morning.

A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a digger in Tauranga overnight.

A man in his 50s died after falling 10m from a flying fox at a Northland fun park today. St John territory manager Mark Going said an ambulance from Whangarei responded to a call in Maungakaramea at about 5.45pm.

A man is dead and another person is in hospital following a crash on Parewanui Rd in Bulls.

A pregnant woman has been flown to hospital after being hit by a car near Nelson.

A crane driver is stuck inside a toppled container crane at Wellington Port this morning.

A 7-year-old boy has made a remarkable recovery after being crushed by a children's motorised train at a Halloween event in Dunedin.

The parents of a little girl who died after being struck by a car in her West Auckland driveway have paid tribute to their princess. 'She was amazing.'

A van carrying seven occupants collided head on with a fully laden logging truck in Kaingaroa this morning.

A car driven by tourists was seen on the wrong side of the road shortly before it crashed on the West Coast of the South Island yesterday, killing one.

Head and facial injuries in New Zealand cricket are increasingly rare but damage to the neck and vertebrae at the back of the head - the area where Australian batsman Phillip Hughes was fatally....

A motorcyclist who died after he left the road and crashed into a tree on Banks Peninsula at the weekend has been named by police.

Volunteering circles in Wanaka have been left devastated by the death of Maureen "Mo" Schofield, who slipped and fell 40m while walking the Fern Burn Track on Monday.

Friends and family have paid tribute to the man killed in a tractor accident near Waikouaiti earlier this week as a "hell of a good guy".

A 13-year old exchange student who was struck by a car after getting off the school bus yesterday remains in a critical condition today.

Police have named the 24-year-old man killed when he was thrown from the cab of a tractor that rolled north of Dunedin.

A tourist driver who arrived from Australia early in the morning and hired a rental car, fell asleep at the wheel - causing a head-on crash that killed his mother.

The families of two New Zealanders who died in a gliding crash in a remote area of Namibia yesterday have paid tribute to two "wonderful men and experienced pilots".

Police believe a male motorcyclist killed in Christchurch yesterday lost control of his bike.

A misguided dive onto a bed has left a former top volleyball representative not knowing if she will walk again.

The family of a young Kiwi man killed in a drunken car crash while on holiday in Samoa feel they may never get justice for their son.

Police believe a male motorcyclist killed in Christchurch today lost control of his bike.

One was a young man with his life ahead of him, the other a dad who shared his joy in nature and adventure with his two little girls.