Police helicopter watched car, right up to its crash into truck on Auckland motorway.

A woman died following a crash near Matamata.

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 happened around 6.25pm on State Highway 1 in the Rangitikei district.

A person has been seriously injured in a crash involving a motorbike and car in Clinton.

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.

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.

The crash happened at a major intersection in Addington, Christchurch.

A Hamilton woman has no memory of the moment a rock smashed through her windscreen.

Footage was released of a British cop in the US, along with other officers, saving a woman from a burning car. / Grand Prairie Police

Police say it's now a "battle zone" on New Zealand roads.

The man was flown to Christchurch Hospital by helicopter in a critical condition.

We are just two away from last year's tragic road toll with eight dead in nine hours.

The crash happened on Kaiwaitau Rd in Mahia about 8.45pm, police say.

Five die in car crashes and two more after being hit by a train in South Auckland.

Two people are also fighting for their lives after separate crashes.