The parents of a 6-month-old baby killed in an Easter car crash did not know she had died until they began recovering in hospital.

The partner of a builder killed while inspecting wiring under his house says he told her minutes before his death that he did not plan on touching anything.

Large sheets of glass crashed down and killed a man at an industrial site last night. Four of his colleagues were injured trying to rescue him.

A Holden attempting to overtake at high speed became airborne as it crossed lanes moments before crashing, killing two, including a baby girl.

A 20-year-old Auckland man was walking in shallow water with four mates when he was knocked down by a rogue wave and swept to his death at a normally safe Northland beach.

Police have charged a truck driver over the death of a cyclist who was hit by a truck only days after writing about aggressive Kiwi drivers.

The Easter road toll was the worst in 16 years after a seriously injured cyclist had her life support turned off overnight, taking the number of deaths to 10.

Authorities are urging home handymen to call in experts, rather than attempting DIY work, after yesterday's death of a man, 42, working under his house.

At least 20 people are in hospitals and dozens have suffered other injuries after a horror Easter weekend on the roads.

It is not yet clear how a man died while working under his house in the west Auckland suburb of Avondale.

Aisling Symes' family say they will visit the parents of a toddler crushed by a brick wall just 3km from where their daughter died.

The track operator said it was unfair to call Kaikohe Speedway a "black track" - an unlicensed track not registered with Speedway NZ.

Easter fatalities have doubled in a matter of hours and surpassed last year's road toll, with the holiday period ending at 6am on Tuesday.

The funeral for a teenage driver killed in a speedway crash in Northland will be held at her home track in Mt Maunganui.

The death of a 15-month-old girl crushed by a falling brick wall is a warning to all about the risks of old structures, says the local council.

The family of a teenage speedway racer watched in horror from the trackside as she slammed into a wall and died late yesterday afternoon.