The man responsible for the deaths of two Mosgiel siblings is a changed man, according to the Parole Board.

The innocent driver involved in a crash which saw a teenager die has described the haunting moments he realised she was dead.

Midwives have complained that a lack of safe transfers from Central Otago and Queenstown to main centres is putting "women and babies at risk".

Diversions in place after truck rolls.

A wheelchair-bound man managed to escape a high-speed Hamilton crash after his foot got stuck on the accelerator.

Road remains closed after Karapiro crash that killed two.

Three ambulances take crash injured to hospital.

Wayne Boss' fireworks injury, which may have robbed him of sight in his right eye, has given him a ''new perspective'' on life.

A person has died after their car left State Highway 12 at Matakohe in Northland.

A person who was critically injured in a crash on State Highway 3 three weeks ago has died in hospital today.

A "dangerous" manoeuvre led to two Queenstown skydivers being seriously injured on Saturday was probably unintentional, an industry safety expert says.

ACC spokeswoman Stephanie Melville said the organisation was committed to good health and safety practices.

Single vehicle crash on Donald Road, resulted in one dead and another injured.

Tevita Lokotui, who plays the tuba in the school's brass band, is recovering after having his leg amputated at the knee as a result of the Christmas Eve bus crash.

The man killed in a motorcycle crash north-east Taupo on Wednesday evening was Te Wanehi Wakefield from Taradale.

Family and friends will gather today to say goodbye to a father and son who died together in a truck crash.

Police have released footage of a mystery man who may have valuable information into the death of an Auckland teen skateboarder.

A woman has died and another is seriously injured after a two-car crash on a bridge near Eketahuna this morning.

A New Zealand man has died while working on the massive stadium build in Qatar for football's 2022 World Cup.

Young drivers are baiting police into initiating high speed pursuits - all to secure dramatic footage, the national police roading manager says.

The son of a Hamilton woman, who was texting and driving before she was killed in a crash, is pleading with drivers to put their mobile phones away.

Police have named the man killed in Wednesday's crash.

No one was seriously hurt in the crash.

Members of a shearing gang were injured this morning when the van they were in left the road and smashed into a tree.

No one is believed to have been hurt in the early morning crash.

Police appeal for a motorist who chased a hit-and-run vehicle to come forward.

A driver injured in a Christchurch crash was not wearing a seatbelt, police say.

Relatives of a cyclist killed in a crash this morning arrived at the scene.

Woman spends week in hospital after horrifying crash on NZ road captured on dashcam.

A man is dead after an accident on a farm.