The number of people killed so far this month now sits at 11, however, at least one other is in a critical condition after a crash in Hawke's Bay last night.

An off-duty police officer discovered a motorcyclist killed in a crash in the Lindis Pass, Central Otago yesterday.

A Hawke's Bay woman and caregiver for the seriously ill was killed when her car slid off the road. Friends say she had the 'biggest heart'.

A motorcyclist has been killed in an accident on the Lindis Pass Tarras Rd in the South Island. A police spokeswoman said the accident

The community is rallying for a 12-year-old rugby starlet who is in an induced coma after he was struck by a car while riding his scooter.

A one-month-old baby was injured in a crash in the Hawke's Bay, while six people were injured in a head-on smash in Auckland last night.

A person is trapped after a three-car crash in Christchurch.

Woman died after her car veered off the road in the early hours of Thursday morning.

A cyclist is seriously injured after being hit by a bus in central Wellington this morning.

Corbin Morgan, 16, was killed in a car crash while travelling back from a farm where he worked with three friends to raise funds for a rugby trip to Argentina.

Shocked friends and schoolmates pay tribute to teenager killed after the car he was travelling in crashed near Matamata.

Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on SH2 in Hastings.

A man who died after his motorbike and a car collided in Hamilton has been named by police as Richard James Bennett.

DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING: The family of a mother and 3 kids killed when a truck driver smashed into them on the phone have talked of their "utter devastation".

Paramedics and police have been called to a crash in South Auckland tonight.

A man is dead after a car and a motorbike collided in Hamilton.

One person is dead after a car with trailer and motorbike crashed five kilometres north of Eketahuna, police say.

A truck has rolled and is blocking a motorway on-ramp in south Auckland, police say.

A woman was thrown from the back of a 4WD ute when it rolled on an Auckland beach.

Three cars have crashed near a rail bridge north of Wellington - causing a backlog of traffic along SH1.

A request for fried chicken is a promising sign hit-and-run victim Jesse Minnell is making progress.

Man killed while taking part in Street Races went everywhere with his parrot Reggie who squawked and flapped when his best mate crashed and later died.

A man has died after driving off an embankment in a rural town 45km southwest of Auckland central this morning.

The police serious crash unit is investigating after the woman was hit on Hillside Rd, near the intersection of Law St, about 10.30am this morning.

A pedestrian has suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car in South Dunedin.

The Labour weekend road toll stands at two today, after a woman critically injured in a Paekakariki crash died in hospital.

A mum whose stress levels went through the roof sitting in traffic jams each morning says she found the miracle cure.

One east-bound lane remains closed after a crash in which three people suffered injured ranging from critical to moderate.

An 11-year-old boy was injured after crashing his motorbike into a cow.

The Labour weekend road toll stands at one tonight after an early-morning crash in Auckland today. A motorcyclist was also killed