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.

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

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.

Police broaden the hunt for a car that killed teenage skateboarder Jacob Pakura.

Three people are injured after a pile-up north of Wellington.

Two people have been freed from the wreckage of a truck and car collision near Blenheim.

A safety report has revealed what Kiwis fear the most.

One boy suffered head injuries and second a broken leg in the incidents.

A distress signal has been activated after a girl was injured during a tramp in the Abel Tasman National Park.

Most of those injured in yesterday's Tongariro National Park bus crash have been discharged from hospital, tour boss says.

The driver of a vehicle which police say crossed the centreline and smashed into a ute near Tirau has died.

There has been a serious crash in Titirangi this morning.

Fatal crash blocks stretch of Southland highway this morning.

A man suffered burns to five per cent of his face after collapsing onto his lawnmower.

Patient battles through two reviews and three court cases to prove that his treatment injury happened at the time of surgery.

Mike Middleton hasn't touched his motorbike since February 7, 2016 - the day his son, Rhys, was killed.

The 2017 road toll already stands at nine.

Auckland commuters can groan in agreement with a report that reveals the city has the worst travel times and reliability in Australia and New Zealand.

There's never a dull day for rescue helicopters.

The 38-year-old man suffered a neck injury when he plunged into a Te Puke pool yesterday,

Going to the gym is meant to improve your health - but it's increasingly leaving gym bunnies with bumps and bruises and strains.

A cyclist has been killed after a collision with a car on the Taupo Expressway.

There are several golden rules that apply when fishing from the rocks.

New Year's celebrations turned to disaster for a man who had to crawl for help after he fell onto rocks and was knocked unconscious.