A late-model Aston Martin worth as much as $330,000 did not look so luxurious after crashing into a lamp post on Auckland's waterfront early yesterday.

One person is dead and nine vehicles are damaged after a van collided with a truck and trailer unit in south Waikato this afternoon.

Three Boston University students who died after a car crash near Taupo would likely have survived were they wearing seatbelts, a coroner has found.

Statistics NZ data shows fewer ACC claims but union believes they are misleading.

The drowsy driver who caused a head-on smash that killed Timaru financier Allan Hubbard has been fined $2500.

New figures show which industries are most likely to land workers with injuries - some of the 200,000 that flooded ACC last year.

Almost 7000 people will injure themselves this week - and nearly all of these will be the result of sport or other recreational activities.

Expert crash investigators will go head-to-head this week, arguing in court whether a taxi driver is guilty of careless driving causing the death of his unborn baby.

Trainee journalist Zac Fleming was on his way to work at the Herald on Sunday when he almost became the latest car fatality. He tells his story.

It was a horrifying scene involving a terrified woman trapped on a railway line in a wheelchair - but two strangers didn't think twice when it came to helping her.

A family still grieving over three youngsters killed in a horrific crash six months ago are again in mourning after another relative died when her car hit a power pole.

Papakura is Auckland's most dangerous suburb when it comes to injuries, while Howick is the region's safest spot.

The grandfather of a Hastings preschooler killed in a tragic mower accident says he is devastated by the death.

A "terrible accident" that resulted in the death of a 4-year-old boy has left a veteran council tractor driver traumatised and distraught.

The driver of a council tractor-mower is 'very shaken up' after he hit and killed a 4-year-old described by his gran as 'full of joy and bounce.'

A 4-year-old boy has died after he was run over by a council tractor mower in a Hastings park this evening.

A pedestrian has been struck and killed by a train in the Auckland suburb of Takanini.

A coroner has slammed police's attempts to locate a troubled teenager who ran away from foster care before being killed in a car crash.

The instructor in yesterday's helicopter training crash has been praised for his quick actions in averting a double fatality.

Two pilots had a lucky escape yesterday when their helicopter crashed during a training flight near the Waimakariri River in Canterbury.

The family of a New Zealander who died when a branch fell on her in a London park says an investigation into why the branch broke could prevent future deaths.

A Kiwi who died instantly when a tree branch fell on her in London's Kew Gardens may not have been killed had the tree been pruned properly, an inquest hears.

Claimants battling ACC for entitlements say its $4.9 billion surplus is "ridiculous" and "obscene" given how difficult it has made it for New Zealanders to obtain compensation.

Police were en route to intercept a car driving the wrong way on Auckland's northwestern motorway this morning before the vehicle collided with another car.

Two children were injured in a head-on crash after a car drove the wrong way on Auckland's northwestern motorway this morning.

A team of "exceptionally gutsy" schoolgirl cyclists have won silver medals in a national competition less than three weeks after they were injured in a road smash.

One person died and five others were injured in crashes across the country over the weekend.