A driver in a police chase travelled more than 20km before he crashed near Whanganui.

They went for a drive along a beach on wet sand. It didn't end well.

The crash involved two cars and a logging truck, police say.

William Andrews' family have waited almost four years for answers about his death.

Two car crashes are causing mayhem on Tauranga roads this morning.

The crash happened around 6.25pm on State Highway 1 in the Rangitikei district.

A person has been seriously injured in a crash involving a motorbike and car in Clinton.

An eight-year-old girl is fighting for her life after crashing her car in a drag race.

After a possible "accident" at a nuclear facility in Russia or Kazakhstan.

A young girl has serious head injuries after an Auckland playground mishap.

Traffic has slowed to a crawl on the Mangere Bridge after at least three cars crashed.

The 13-year-old is in Palmerston North Hospital with serious head and chest injuries.

Traffic is being diverted after a serious crash involving a cyclist in Taranaki.

Woman killed after a crash in Taranaki was Canadian national Angelika Melisa Loukas.

"He was a very loved little boy - he still is."

The crash happened at a major intersection in Addington, Christchurch.

A Hamilton woman has no memory of the moment a rock smashed through her windscreen.

Engineer says first finding was wrong and truth will 'come out' at inquest.

The annual racing event took a tragic turn after the man fell from a yacht.

Traffic pressure on the Lewis Pass since the Kaikoura quake may have led to a fatal crash.

Two people are also fighting for their lives after separate crashes.

The crash has blocked State Highway 1 in both directions.

German woman one of three people killed in fatal crash at Oakleigh.

Emergency services respond after a collision between a school bus and car in Queenstown. / James Allan

A witness said the man was put in a neck brace before being taken to hospital.

Photographer works with 26 Wellington Free Ambulance staff to put together an exhibition.

Elderly man seriously hurt after his fertiliser truck and sprayer unit crashes.

ACC predicts future investment revenues will fall on declining returns from equities.

One person is dead and a second is in a critical condition after Christchurch crash.

The crash has been cleared but the NZTA is warning motorists to take another way home.