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Driver trapped after crash
A man has moderate injuries after being trapped in his car after a crash in Auckland's One Tree Hill.

Road still closed after chemical spill
River Rd in Tuakau is still closed after chemicals were spilt from a serious crash earlier today.

$150m rich-lister admits careless driving
But the bill for about $6500 isn't likely to break the bank.

Speed and no seat belt led to deaths
The driver of a car which crashed, killing himself and a cyclist in Christchurch, wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was believed to have been drinking.

Person trapped, highway partially blocked
A person is being cut out of their car by firefighters after it collided with another vehicle on State Highway 16, near Kumeu.

Motorcyclist crossed centre line in crash
A motorcyclist is believed to have crossed the centre line and crashed into a car near Matamata yesterday.

Driver critical after being flung from car
The driver of a car, which crashed and led to the closure of a highway just north of Whangarei early this morning, is in a critical condition.

Two men killed in Christchurch crash named
The two men killed in a horror crash outside Christchurch last week have been named.

Tourists crash into cow in King Country
A group of tourists crashed into a cow in King Country early this morning.

Two dead after vehicles and cyclist crash
Two people are dead after a two vehicles and a cyclist collided in Christchurch.

One dead, four injured in crash
One person has been killed and four others injured after collision on State Highway 1, just south of Warkworth.

Highway closed as truck and cargo cleared
A section of State Highway 2 between Napier and Wairoa is closed until midday while a crashed truck and its cargo are removed.

Biker dead as crashes block M-ways
Emergency services are attending two crashes on Auckland's motorways this morning.

Elderly driver rescued from paddock
A man aged about 80 has been rescued after a night in his car stranded in a Central Hawke's Bay farm paddock.

Person freed from car after crash
The crash happened this morning at the intersection of Glenfield Rd and Manuka Rd in Glenfield.

Six injured in Whangarei crash
Six people were injured, one critically, in a crash near Whangarei this evening.

50yo trapped in car after crash
A 50-year-old woman was trapped in her car for half an hour this afternoon after a crash on a motorway off-ramp.

Families farewell Dargaville victims
Families of the three who died in a crash near Dargaville on Monday have held private ceremonies to farewell their loved ones.

Dome Valley crash victim named
An elderly man killed in a multiple car crash in Dome Valley this week has been named as James Eoin Gillespie.

Man dead after crashing into bakery
A man has been found dead at the wheel of a vehicle which had crashed in to a bakery in Thames.

Woman seriously injured in truck v tanker collision
Two vehicles - believed to be a logging truck and fuel tanker - have collided in the Kaingaroa Forest.

Car crashes down bank in West Auckland
Emergency services have been called to the scene after a car crashed down a bank in Henderson.

Crash deaths: Dangerous driving theory
A ute may have been driven dangerously on a Northland beach before the horrific crash which claimed the lives of three Brethren church members, police say.

Horror road toll prompts warning
Drivers are urged to drive to the conditions during winter after car crashes over the long weekend killed 11 people.

Fatal follows a horror weekend
A "horrific" Queen's Birthday weekend on the roads where 11 people died in crashes over three days, the highest toll in 27 years.

Church 'deeply saddened' by three deaths
Three members of the Plymouth Brethren church were among the fatalities over the long weekend.

Four car collision closes lane on Russley Rd
A four-car collision near Christchurch Airport has caused a lane of traffic on SH1 to close.

Police name man killed in Christchurch crash
Police have named a man killed in a car crash in Christchurch on Saturday.