A flock of ducklings have caused a four car crash in Christchurch's east.

Firefighters who rescued two people from a car after it crashed over a cliff, dropping 40 metres from a remote road on the Coromandel Peninsula, say the couple are lucky to be alive.

A runaway bus with passengers on board but no driver left a trail of destruction in Dunedin yesterday.

The father of two Australian boys killed in a triple fatal at Huntly on Monday has spoken out, thanking New Zealanders for their kindness and support.

Man crashed by van to be discharged from hospital soon.

Large-scale searches involving helicopters had to be deployed for a 20-year-old inexperienced yachtie after he went missing twice.

An early morning car crash on a Canterbury road leaves a person trapped.

Names of three holidaymakers killed in smash have been released.

State Highway 1 has reopened after a fatal crash between a car and a truck.

A 3-year-old boy is in Starship Children's Hospital after being hit by a car in West Auckland yesterday.

A Dargaville man charged over the deaths of three people in a crash near the town has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

The retired violin teacher of a Kiwi orchestral musician who survived Monday's triple fatality said she was the best pupil he ever taught.

A woman has been killed after being hit by a truck in South Waikato early this morning.

A search operation was mounted after people were feared missing in a Christchurch river from a car wreck.

Samantha Kudeweh supported a decision to retain a one-keeper system for dangerous animals at Hamilton Zoo.

An elderly man called out for help as he lay injured on the floor for 48 hours before a neighbour realised something was wrong.

The parents of a dead airman were last night delighted by a promise from NZ First that it would establish a Commission of Inquiry into the crash.

An elderly pedestrian has been seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle in South Auckland this morning.

A dump truck filled with soil has crashed backwards down a bank crashing into a parked car.

A person has died in a serious crash between a campervan and car south of Thames this morning.

A pleasure boat with 142 passengers on board crashed into a pier on the River Thames after a fire broke out in its engine room.

One person has been critically injured in a crash this evening.

A child remains in a critical condition after a farmbike crash yesterday.

An ambulance officer is being treated for moderate injuries after an ambulance hit ice and slid off the road on the Southern Motorway near Dunedin tonight.

A smash between two trucks left a lane blocked on Auckland's northern motorway this morning.

A mourning family is preparing for the possibility the man who pleaded guilty to causing a crash which killed Dunedin man Riley Baker may never serve prison time.

Tauranga motorcyclist Rhys Middleton was killed by an overseas driver. Now his mother is campaigning for a change in the law allowing visitors to drive in NZ.

A woman has died following a crash on State Highway 2 at the intersection of Hebden Crescent, Lower Hutt.

A 26-year-old woman remains in a critical condition in Auckland Hospital's ICU today following a head on crash in Pokeno yesterday.