A friend of the mother who died in a crash along with her 8-month-old son said she was a very careful driver.

The two people who died in a two-car smash near Twizel in the South Island have been named.

A logging truck became airborne and shunted a hatchback 20m off the road in a collision that left a 22-year-old dead and her parents injured near Matamata.

The force of the impact between a car and a logging truck which crashed was so intense the truck and trailer unit briefly became airborne.

A person is dead as emergency services deal with two serious truck crashes in the North Island this morning.

Two people have been freed from the wreckage of a crash that closed a major Wellington road this morning.

A fuel tanker driver escaped without major injuries after his vehicle rolled in Southland this morning.

The death of a 5-year-old girl, killed while out riding her bicycle yesterday, could have been prevented, her family says.

A young Tauranga girl has died when she was hit by a four wheel drive while riding her bike.

Woman cyclist in serious but stable condition after being pinned under a truck.

A motorcyclist has been taken to Wellington hospital in a critical condition after being hit by a car on Customhouse Quay.

A Singapore man last month admitted charges of aggravated careless driving causing death and injury, after the death of a motorcyclist near Oamaru.

A multi-vehicle crash is causing major problems on Auckland's north-western motorway today.

A motorcyclist has died after striking a road barrier on State Highway One in the Waikato this morning.

A driver was thrown several metres from his car after colliding with a four wheel drive in Christchurch this afternoon.

A dog walk may have saved the lives of a mother and daughter who had just left their home when a car crashed into the side of it.

Police said in a statement that the 87-year-old woman suffered serious head injuries and taken to hospital.

At least one person is thought to be seriously injured after a three-car crash north of Auckland this morning.

The elderly woman was trapped and had to be freed by firefighters before being flown by rescue helicopter to Middlemore Hospital.

New Zealand's road toll is standing at 98, 13 more than this time last year.

People inside two cars have escaped without serious injury after a fiery, high-speed crash on the outskirts of Invercargill overnight.

A man is dead and two others have serious injuries after a car and a four-wheel-drive vehicle collided north of Taupo last night.

A man has appeared in court facing two charges relating to the car crash that killed popular Rotorua woman Stephanie McHale.

Ambulance staff found the man dead inside the crashed car.

It is believed 17-year-old Ocean Heke was struck by a car while walking home from a friend's 18th birthday party.

Barry Algie, 73, died after he was trapped between two vehicles at his home.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash between a car and cart in Taranaki this morning.

A man who died after being crushed between two cars was packing up his house to move.

The injured pedestrian was treated by firefighters before ambulance officers arrived.