The wife of a man killed by a motorist going more than 100km/h in a 50km/h zone says her husband's death was a waste of life and has labelled the driver "an idiot".

A dangerous driver who fled a police chase last night on the Auckland Harbour Bridge that left eight people injured has been charged.

A 17-year-old Invercargill girl remained in intensive care at Dunedin Hospital this morning after a single-vehicle crash in Queenstown early yesterday.

Crash happened after silver BMW allegedly drove across three lanes and overtook vehicles on the motorway shoulder.

A man has died on Waiheke Island after he was trapped under a tractor that tipped over while towing a boat.

A person was seriously injured in a crash on State Highway 20 last night.

One person died and four others were injured -- including a child and a pregnant woman -- after two vehicles collided head in south Waikato.

The teen driver of a car that lost control around a bend in Queesntown was cut from the vehicle and helicoptered to hospital in a serious condition.

One person is dead and four others injured after two vehicles collided in south Waikato.

A cyclist is in hospital after being struck by a car last night, and three others are injured after a two-car crash that left both vehicles "totally disintegrated".

Police are seeking witnesses to a crash between a car and a black Harley Davidson motorcycle on Great South Rd on Friday morning.

A man who died after the truck he was in went over the edge of a wharf was a well-known and loved person in his local community.

More than 300 people have died on our roads this year. Lovey Taimani was the first. As thousands of New Zealanders hit the roads for their holidays and police plead for people to stay safe, Cherie Howie traces the profound impact Lovey's life and death had on six people forever linked by a young woman's death. Watch and read their stories below. Footage/Doug Sherring

Police have charged a 29-year-old man with driving dangerously causing death after a fatal vehicle crash near Herbert on Sunday.

Three rescue helicopters were needed to transport five people injured in a crash last night. The two-vehicle crash happened on State Highway 5 in Taupo about 8.15pm.

Three people have fortunately survived a crash near Otorohanga in which their car left the road, crashed into a post, flipped in the air and then rolled.

A car driving on the wrong side of the road caused a head-on collision in Hamilton earlier today.

Driver hangs out of the window of his Lamborghini and begins texting immediately after mowing down three people, killing one.

A motorcyclist has died after a crash involving a number of cars.

Sections of the Auckland motorway network were brought to a standstill last night after a series of crashes.

A Waikato road was doused with milk when a tanker trailer rolled this morning.

A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a car in the Waikato.

A cyclist in his 70s was killed in a collision with a van near Nelson today.

A 19-year-old man died when a truck he was in collided with the back of logging truck in thick fog, south of Kawerau, this morning.

A Waikato road blocked when a stock truck crashed near Pukeatua has re-opened.

One person has died and another been injured in a two-truck crash, which unleashed a swarm of bees, hindering emergency services attending the incident.

A motorcyclist is injured after two bikes crashed on Haast Pass in windy conditions this afternoon.

A woman who tried to get into a ute as it rolled down a bank was pinned beneath it for half an hour yesterday.