The crash happened just after 11pm near Kaikohe in the Far North.

One person was trapped in the wreckage and had to be freed by firefighters.

A schoolgirl left fighting for her life after being hit by car is improving.

The train and car collided near State Highway One, near Levin.

A cyclist on a training run is now in hospital after a serious crash north of Auckland.

Another pupil has been discharged from hospital after a horror crash outside a school.

Two cars have crashed in Levin, killing one person.

The identity of the man who drowned in Auckland Harbour will not be made public.

Five were injured when a driver lost control and ploughed into a group of students.

Distressing footage: Five college students have been injured in a horror accident

Police say it appears the woman ran out in front of a car, which had a green light.

Wailing pierced the air after a group of school children were struck by a car.

Students from two high schools injured when car loses control.

A crash and breakdown on Auckland's busy Northern Motorway proved a headache for many.

A helicopter is heading to the site to take the person to hospital

A person has been critically injured in a crash in Marshland, Christchurch

Bus carrying up to 10 people has crashed toppling on its side into a ditch.

Two crashes on Auckland motorways at rush hour brought traffic to a standstill.

One person has been injured after a bus crashed into a building in Devonport.

A crash has closed Brittan Tce for several hours

A child crossing a road has escaped with minor injuries after he was hit by a car.

The crash spilled across both sides of Auckland's Northern Motorway.

Local says the bridge was "beyond its use-by date" and there had been previous crashes.

Police officer seriously injured when dragged by a car speeding away from a traffic stop.

Police say the crash could've been much worse if the driver hadn't veered into a ditch.

Part of Auckland's Southern Motorway was closed after an incident at Spaghetti Junction.

Person hit in carpark near section of State Highway 16 at Kumeu.

The three-vehicle collision happened at the Fanshawe St motorway onramp.

One person is dead following a crash on State Highway 1 at Bells Crossing in Huntly.

The crash at the corner of Redoubt Rd has left a woman trapped in her vehicle.