A man has died after coming off his motorcycle in Waikato this morning.

The mum of one of two hero police officers who helped save the lives of two people when a truck plunged into the Manawatu Gorge praised her son.

Two teenage brothers killed in a central North Island crash have been remembered as loveable boys who wore their hearts on their sleeves.

Two teenaged brothers died in the double-fatal crash near Taupo on Friday night.

A brawl broke out on Auckland's Southern Motorway after a driver took exception to the way another motorist was changing lanes, police say.

Traffic is heavy on the Auckland Harbour bridge after a truck broke down, causing delays.

The chopper pilot behind yesterday's Manawatu River crash rescue has told of a "bloody great team effort" to save lives.

Two males died when a car hit a tree and rolled near Taupo late last night.

Two people died when their car hit a tree and rolled in rural Tirohanga, near Taupo on Friday night.

A logging truck's trailer has rolled in Waikato, sending logs sprawling across both lanes.

Two people are injured after a car hit a parked car outside a Christchurch dairy.

Two people are in hospital, one after becoming trapped in a two car crash in Karaka, south Auckland.

The two people who died, Vernon Lawrence-Samuels and Ryan Wikaira, both 23, had been at rugby training before the accident.

A three-car collision involving a Porsche ended up with one car on the pavement in Westport's main street.

NZTA Auckland and Northland tweeted there had been a crash on the Southern Motorway north-bound after the Papakura off-ramp.

One person has died in Waipa after a truck and an SUV collided on State Highway 39 earlier this evening.

The Auckland police dog squad were called to help find the driver of a blood-stained crashed car early this morning near the Harbour Bridge.

One person has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition following a crash in the central North Island which left five others injured, too.

A person has died after their car hit a tree north of Auckland around 11.30pm.

Hawke's Bay Police have released the name of the man killed in a crash east of Onga Onga yesterday morning.

A bus driver who ran a red light and crashed into a car, killing a female passenger, has today been sentenced to 200 hours of community work

Police have named the driver who was killed yesterday, after his car collided with a ute near Balclutha in South Otago.

A Canadian wept as he was sentenced today for careless driving causing the death of an 81-year-old woman near Owaka.

A Canadian safety officer wept as he was sentenced today for careless driving causing the death of an 81-year-old woman near Owaka.

One person has died after a car and a ute collided in Balclutha tonight.

Police make major breakthrough into the crash which killed four people near Hamilton Airport on Friday night.

A 58-year-old New Zealand man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle while working on a manhole.

An Auckland driver has been found guilty of careless driving causing the death an elderly woman as she walked home from a card game.

The driver of a ute involved in a collision with a tractor has died almost a week later from his injuries.

The driver of a red car who may hold information into a crash which claimed four young lives came forward after an appeal was made.