A major crash involving two large trucks damaged traffic lights in Christchurch this morning.

The 100-day search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has not yet explored the area most likely to be the final resting place of the plane because it was diverted by bogus "black box" signals, according to Inmarsat, the British satellite firm.

The toddler who was killed in a crash in the Bay of Plenty on the weekend has been formally identified by police.

A judge ordered an American man who caused a fatal crash on the Coromandel Peninsula to pay $5500 for emotional harm and told him "this will remain with you forever".

After losing her father to NZ's worst air disaster, Sharon Finlay-Semb thought she had lived with enough sadness.

A 36-year-old man from the United States was taken to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition after a crash on Great King St North early this morning.

A truck carrying prestressed concrete walls crashed south of Katikati at 7am, bringing down power lines.

Five men had a lucky escape when the dinghy they were in capsized on the Waikato river.

A man has died after crashing his distinctive vehicle into a tree in Auckland yesterday.

A 32-year-old man has died after his vehicle and a truck and trailer unit collided near Tokoroa early today.

A mother and daughter killed when a Dutch driver allegedly ran a stop sign have been laid to rest today.

A friend of a New Zealander killed by a falling tree branch at the world-famous Kew Gardens in England has recounted the horrifying ordeal at an inquest.

Whether it's lifejackets or helmets, surely anything that potentially saves lives and minimises injury in an accident is a good thing.

As flames engulfed the crashed car, firefighter Buddy Harwood knew an explosion was only minutes away.

A touching musical tribute today farewelled a "fun-loving, extroverted 12-year-old girl who enjoyed life" before she was killed in a horrific crash last weekend.

The widow of NZer Paul Weeks, who was on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 when it vanished, has hit out at the Kiwi author of a new novella.

Stories of fatal crashes are told too often in New Zealand, and in the past six months there has been no shortage of examples.

The widow of New Zealander Paul Weeks has hit out at the Kiwi author of a new novella on the plane's disappearance.

Four people have been injured in a collision on Dunedin's southern motorway, in which one of the vehicles may have been travelling in the wrong direction.

A two-year-old boy is dead after being run over by a 1.5-tonne roller yesterday at his home.

A two-year-old child has died after being run over by a 1.5 tonne roller.

A former rental car company manager is backing a petition to introduce testing for overseas drivers.