Firefighters are using the jaws of life to free the trapped person from their car.

The car spent 20 minutes hooning through Papamoa, police say.

Witness says a woman was dragged "kicking and screaming" into a police car after crash.

The motorcyclist crashed between Helensville and Warkworth on November 11.

A truck driver has pleaded not guilty to charges relating to a man dying in a crash.

Firefighters are mopping up molasses pouring over a road.

The two-car crash has left one person trapped in their vehicle.

Ambulance services at the scene of a car chase accident on the corner of Wheturangi Rd & Campbell road in Greenlane. / Jason Oxenham

Police rushed to the scene on Whangaparaoa Rd around 2pm.

Firefighters are working to free them. Police are at the scene at Whangarei Heads Rd.

Parents of Jane Devonshire talk about her death after being crushed by a rubbish truck she was working on. / Greg Bowker

The car is down a steep bank and those inside are awaiting rescue.

Motorists travelling on the Kaimai Ranges are being told to take a different route.

A driver in a police chase travelled more than 20km before he crashed near Whanganui.

They went for a drive along a beach on wet sand. It didn't end well.

A person has died following a car crash on the West Coast this afternoon.

The crash involved two cars and a logging truck, police say.

Two car crashes are causing mayhem on Tauranga roads this morning.

An eight-year-old girl is fighting for her life after crashing her car in a drag race.

Incidents are part of a spate of crashes on New Zealand roads today; Otira highway closed

People were initially trapped after the crash, but have been freed.

A truck carrying fruit plunged off the road and into river flowing through gorge.

Crash is about about 1km from the summit on Rimutaka Hill Rd, SH2.

A 40-year-old man has appeared on two counts of reckless driving causing injury

Traffic has slowed to a crawl on the Mangere Bridge after at least three cars crashed.

Errol Downey was described as 'Kumeu's oldest teenager'.

Angelika Loukas had come to New Zealand in May to work as an au pair.

The 13-year-old is in Palmerston North Hospital with serious head and chest injuries.

Traffic is being diverted after a serious crash involving a cyclist in Taranaki.

Woman killed after a crash in Taranaki was Canadian national Angelika Melisa Loukas.