An elderly woman who died in a car crash on Friday night has been named by police.

Seven people have been hurt, one seriously, in a crash at Totara Park in Auckland.

A male has been killed after the quad bike he was riding overturned in Port Waikato.

Dashcam footage has revealed a close call as an SUV and trailer spin out of control on a Nelson road.

Helicopter crews used night-vision goggles to rescue a man who had a car crash in Waihi.

The families of a crash driver who killed two and injured two others are disgusted he has been released on parole.

A Matamata pedestrian has had a miraculous escape from serious injury after being hit by a truck this morning.

Motorists should expect delays for the next two hours after two-truck crash injures two.

A Rotorua man described as an "exemplary leader" by late kaumatua Fred Whata and as an asset to his community by a judge has been

A police car involved in a crash with a truck on State Highway 1 this morning was on its way to provide urgent back-up in Hamilton.

A van has leaked battery acid over the Southern Motorway in Auckland.

Police are attending a serious crash where a car and truck collided near Palmerston North.

A truck has rolled, blocking one lane of State Highway 7 - the temporary main road between Picton and Christchurch.

When authorities pulled up to a Ford parked outside a casino, they were drawn into the sort of tragic scene that has been playing out across the US.

Two people have been helicoptered to Auckland Hospital following a two-vehicle crash near Warkworth, north of Auckland, this afternoon.

The woman was flown by rescue helicopter to Wellington Hospital after she was struck by the vehicle.

A young man killed in a car accident in the early hours of Thursday had been celebrating his 19th birthday just hours before.

One person is dead and another is injured after a crash in Henderson this morning.

Herewini Gates, the 16-year-old killed after the ute he was driving crashed this week, has been remembered as "a bright, popular young man" with "huge potential".

Five people escape injury after their car was left teetering over a bank on the Kapiti Coast this morning.

Man had to be cut from the wreckage of one of the vehicles and was airlifted to Waikato Hospital after the crash about 1.50pm yesterday.

Police asked motorists to be patient, "drive with extreme caution", reduce their speeds and avoid non-urgent travel.

A car has crashed into a fish and chip shop in Papakura.

Traffic is quickly banking up after a five-car pile up on Auckland's northern motorway.

Police said the single-vehicle crash happened on the corner of Elliot Rd and State Highway 26 south-east of Thames about 2am.

At least 10 people have been hurt, one critically and three seriously, after five serious crashes on Waikato and Bay of Plenty roads today.

In the aftermath of the crash that killed a young farmer, the sentencing judge said ''this is not a North Otago issue in isolation'' but rather an issue for all of NZ.

A tractor has flipped in a crash with a truck on the outskirts of Gisborne this morning.

A person has been hurt after the car they were in went off the Coastal Highway and into a swamp at Mapua, west of Nelson.

A car has gone into the Waipawa River in central Hawke's Bay.