A house bus and a car have collided on State Highway One south of Christchurch just before midday but the occupants are unscathed.

Passengers from the same cruise ship were caught up in two of three fatal crashes yesterday.

One person is dead after a four-car crash on State Highway 1 near Moeraki this afternoon.

A truck driver had a lucky escape after it ploughed through a fence and flipped over in a paddock on SH3 in New Plymouth this morning.

State Highway 1 north of Ruakaka is down to one lane.

Around 200 homes and businesses are without power in Whanganui after an early morning smash.

The family of the 11-year-old boy killed in a car crash which injured six other children are remembering a "real character" who always made them laugh.

Motorists are told to take public transport or expect to sit in traffic after incidents leave Auckland motorway crawling.

A car with four people inside drove off a bluff on Christchurch's Port Hills last night.

One person is dead after a car collided with a house on Redoubt Rd in Flat Bush.

The 11-year-old who died in a crash at Ngaruawahia on Friday was aspiring musician Nikau Tamati.

The family of an 11-year-old who was critically injured in a horror crash in Ngaruawahia had to turn off his life-support.

Emergency services are responding to two incidents, one a fatal car crash at Clarks Beach and the other a fire on Ponui Island.

There were seven people in the car - all believed to be aged under 15 and many are said to be related to each other, either siblings or cousins.

A 17-year old has suspected head injuries after a motorbike accident in Ruatahuna.

NZTA is advising motorists to avoid Oteha Valley and Greville Rd citybound on-ramps, and use East Coast Rd and enter the motorway further south.

A person was critically injured in a truck crash south of Rakaia this morning.

A dramatic high-speed chase has ended with a stolen car smashing into a power pole in West Auckland.

A person is in a moderate to serious condition after a gnarly car crash in Auckland.

A 12-year-old rugby league star who is an induced coma after he was struck by a car while riding his scooter is showing signs of recovery.

Three people have been injured in a high-speed crash after a police chase in Wellington early this morning.

Two people have been seriously injured in a road accident near Petone.

A PhD psychology student drove her unwarranted and unregistered Mercedes Benz through Dunedin streets, while swigging on a bottle of wine.

A driver of a car managed to get themselves out of their vehicle after it crashed into a house in Hamilton today. Northern fire communications

A man has died and another has been seriously injured after the motorcycle they were on crashed into a tree today.

A pregnant woman is injured in a car crash in Glen Eden this morning.

A man is in a critical condition in intensive care after being hit by a motorcycle in Hamilton.

The crash occurred when the bus slid into a ditch on Waikawa Beach Rd.

Firefighters work to cut free a person trapped in their vehicle in a west Auckland street.

The two men who were reported missing on a four-wheel drive trip in Twizel have been found.