A woman cyclist who died from her injuries today was the fifth cyclist to have died in five days after crashes on NZ roads.

A female cyclist was hit and killed by a truck last night on Auckland's most popular and dangerous waterfront route.

The cyclist killed on Tamaki Drive this evening fell under a truck when trying to avoid a parked car's opening door, say police.

Watch Kiwi Karl Loo's video of the shocking 30-story apartment complex fire, two blocks from his home, which left 42 dead.

The Palmerston North rescue helicopter has airlifted two trampers out of the bush.

An injured cyclist was given an angry lecture by the driver who forced him off the road.

The pilot of a Qantas 747 was forced to turn back during a Sydney-Argentina flight when smoke started coming from an instrument panel in the cockpit.

Police have named the pregnant woman killed in a head-on crash near Palmerston North.

Police have named a female cyclist who was one of 12 people killed in crashes on New Zealand's roads this weekend.

A horror weekend on the country's roads has seen nine people die, including two cyclists and a heavily pregnant woman.

Three teenage boys have been praised as heroes for their actions after a serious collision.

An elderly man is being taken to hospital in a critical condition after being found on a street in Onehunga.

When is a pursuit not a pursuit? When it involves a 'fleeing' driver, according to the police.