A man killed when a van and bus collided on a busy road on Auckland's North Shore has been described as a "gentle giant".

Facts about the christmas road toll such as the highest and lowest amount of deaths and the factors involved.

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 car has hit a power pole and broken it in two in South Auckland this morning.

A mangled van is covered by a tarpaulin and chunks of debris lie all over the road after a fatal collision on Auckland's North Shore.

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.

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.

A motorcyclist has collided with a van in the suburb of Otangarei in Whangarei.

A car crash and a bus breakdown has led to traffic crawling through Auckland's central motorway at lunchtime.

The man charged with carelessly driving a $20 million McLaren F1 sports car is an Australian who owns several McDonald's restaurants in Victoria.

A person is in a serious condition after a car crashed into a pole in Cambridge this morning.

A Remuera mother and grandmother who was killed yesterday after being hit by a car is being remembered as a very caring person with a beautiful family.

David and Sylvia Lawrence had been sleeping when a wheel punched through the bedroom wall of their Tauranga house, killing the driver.

A person has died after a car smashed into a home in Tauranga.

One person is in serious condition after a car hit a shop in Greenlane, Auckland.

The driver of a $20 million McLaren F1 supercar which crashed near Queenstown on Saturday has been charged with careless driving.