Four people are dead less than two days after the official holiday road toll began.

Three people have now died in the holiday road toll period, which began on Friday

Lucian Whyte's injuries mean he will spend Christmas Day in hospital.

Abdul Raheem Fahad Syed died after a black Mercedes slammed into his car early on Saturday

The incident was one of several bad crashes on New Zealand roads today.

One person is dead and three others injured after a crash in Northland this afternoon

Traci Ellis has lost her daughter, son and their father to three separate road accidents

A 20-year-old man has been arrested following a horrific fatal crash this morning.

People are being urged to drive safely and plan ahead to reduce holiday traffic chaos.

Emergency services were called to the Kaipara Coast Highway at 8.55pm.

A video shows the vehicle flipped on its side at the bottom of a bank.

A 19-month-old boy was killed in April last year when he was hit by a car in a driveway.

Crash cuts power in Rotorua suburb.

Police and the Transport Agency are using motorists to plan ahead and drive safely.

An overnight crash at a popular beachside community has put three in hospital.

Truck driver AJ Quinn is begging drivers to stop being stupid.

Motorcyclist killed in the Wairarapa named as tourist Arnold Alfred Thomas Zehner Jr.

A tragic 12 hours as four die in crashes across the country.

Family faces a $200,000 bill to keep their daughter alive after scooter accident in Bali.

A Waikato teen narrowly escaped death when he was dragged along the road under a truck.

The Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter has arrived at the scene of a crash near Katikati.

A boy who was involved in a bike accident where he was dragged under a truck along the road has escaped serious injury after his helmet protected him. Source: Facebook / Waikato Police

Pensioner who ran over a "pillar of the community" says she suffers under the burden.

The crash happened just before 8am in Kawerau.

Pyes Pa Rd in Tauranga has been closed after the crash.

Her mother died at the scene, while she died three weeks later from brain injuries.

Emergency were working frantically to rescue "screaming" people from "mangled" vehicles.

The man died after his tractor crashed near the Wairau River.

Three helicopters were sent to the scene in Maheno, near Oamaru.

Father of teen killed when washing windows in Auckland said it was his first time.