A horror crash north of Tauranga which killed three people was "like a war zone", police say.

The Big Day Out is well stocked with plasters and paracetamol as St John staff prepare for 40,000 revellers.

St John staff at this week's Big Day Out will be on alert for a new party drug that has emerged at other summer concerts.

A police officer is to undergo surgery after his patrol car was smashed into - possibly deliberately - by a fleeing driver in Hamilton this afternoon.

A grieving husband wants answers on how his wife died from meningococcal disease, despite repeatedly seeking medical help.

A man has been charged with driving while disqualified after his car crashed into a couple in Christchurch last night, killing them.

The couple killed when a fleeing motorist ploughed into their car during a police pursuit last night have been named.

Two innocent people were killed after a car involved in a police chase ran a red light.

Two people are dead after a car smash involving a car being chased by police.

A 22-year-old is charged with stealing an ambulance he had called for his friend, who had fractured his skull and vertebrae after falling 4m onto concrete.