Emergency services headed to Canterbury crash.

The swimmers tried to jump to safety in front of horrified witnesses.

An ambulance and rescue helicopter are on their way to the isolated scene.

An eight-year-old is in hospital after being hit by a car on a Mt Eden street in Auckland.

The woman killed in a head-on collision on a rural Auckland road was found by her best friend, who sat with her for hours until her body could be removed.

A serious truck crash caused major problems for commuters heading into Wellington CBD this morning.

Mercury Energy is reviewing its procedures to see if it can improve safety after a woman was swept to her death by the surging waters of the Waikato River.

A dodgy escape route chosen by two bicycle thieves ended up with one of them and a police officer being rescued from a cliff face in Wellington.

A child has been trapped in a van after it rolled into a ditch along a rural Eastern Bay of Plenty Road this afternoon.

EXCLUSIVE: The survivor of one of the country's worst maritime disasters tells his story for the first time.

A group of Kiwis badly hurt in a Sri Lankan road crash have scrapped their wedding trip and are heading back to New Zealand for "proper" medical treatment.

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.

A skydiver has been flown to hospital after a heavy landing in Parakai.

Police, fire and ambulance are at the scene of a three-car crash near Hamilton Gardens.

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.

Woman had to be winched off ship in the Cook Strait by rescue helicopter.