The uncle of an Australian tourist who died after falling from a quad bike has backed pursuing legal action against the adventure tour company, despite it going into liquidation.

The mother and sister of a NZ man killed in London are ready to go there as soon as his body is released to the family.

An American man was due to fly home with his wife the day after the vehicle he was driving crossed the centre line, hitting and killing an Auckland woman.

Memorials for two 12-year-old girls killed in a crash at Rakaia at the weekend have been inundated with well-wishes and messages of love and support.

A 21-year-old farm worker has been seriously injured in a quad bike accident in the Rangitikei district.

Memorials have been set up at schools attended by two 12-year-olds killed in a horrific road crash, with school friends leaving flowers and messages for the girls.

The family of a girl killed in a crash with two other people say the tourist accused of causing the carnage is as much a victim as those who died.

Police have still be unable to speak to an injured woman, four days after she drove 5kms the wrong way down the Southern Motorway, which killed an innocent motorist.

Prime Minister John Key does not believe laws need to be tightened around tourists driving on New Zealand roads.

Two of this weekend's fatal crashes involved tourists.

An innocent motorist who died after a wrong-way motorway crash was a keen dancer who participated overseas.

A Dutch tourist has been charged after a crash in Canterbury that killed a mother and two young girls.

Three people have been killed in a crash near Rakaia. Details of the crash were still sketchy but Ashburton Police senior sergeant Scott Banfield confirmed three people had been killed and two injured. The crash occurred at the intersection of Thompsons Track and Somerton Road shortly before 4pm Saturday.

The wife of a motorcyclist killed by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel says the woman is a coward for running from the scene.

The learner driver in a crash that killed a young Mosgiel brother and sister is alleged to have previously offered illegal taxi rides via a controversial Facebook page.

A Hastings council tractor driver has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death a 4-year-old boy in a horrific mowing accident last year.

A 34-year-old Hawea man has died after the car he was driving flipped several times on Cemetery Road, Hawea Flat.

The family of a young boy killed on his way to a park after being struck by a car are upset Housing NZ dug up their front lawn, leaving their children without anywhere safe to play.

What possesses a mother to travel in a car with an unrestrained baby on her lap?

Every day, the parents of motorcyclist Brody Sutherland park their son's red Ducati metres from where he died on a busy East Auckland road - hoping a passing motorist will come forward with crucial information.

A four-year-old Auckland boy has died after being struck by a passing vehicle outside his home earlier today.

An elderly man has died after falling down a lift shaft at a home in East Auckland.

A man was trapped in his crushed vehicle about 200m down a steep bank for about three hours before he was spotted, emergency services say.