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Tyre changing death: Victim named
Police have today released the name of the woman killed in a horror crash on a Tauranga highway last week.

Woman seriously injured in two-car crash
A woman suffered serious injuries after being ejected from her car during a crash near Taupo this morning.

'He would just light up a room'
Colleagues of a former vehicle salesman killed as he changed the tyre of a car spent a day paying tribute to him using the motto "Sell, sell, sell".

'The biggest mistake of their lives'
Elizabeth Harrison is struggling with the senseless loss of her daughter, who was the passenger in a stolen car fleeing police.

Pair killed while changing car tyre
Police say pair killed in a horrific Bay of Plenty crash yesterday were attempting to change a car tyre.

Heartbroken parents: 'Who killed our girl'
Parents of a 14-year-old girl killed in a hit and run have spoken of their anguish that no one has been held accountable for their daughter's death.

Crash closes part of motorway
Up to four people were injured in a crash that closed part of Auckland's north-western motorway this afternoon.

Offal incident closes motorway
A large spillage of chicken offal led to the closure of an Auckland motorway overnight.

Schoolbus crash kid 'covered in blood'
Police say 14 primary school students were very, very lucky, after their school bus slammed into a concrete power pole near Dannevirke.

Pregnant woman in crashed stolen car
A pregnant woman has been taken to hospital after the stolen car she was in crashed while fleeing from police.

'Boy' actor transferred to Waikato
Actor James Rolleston has been transferred to Waikato Hospital and is in a stable condition in the Intensive Care Unit.

'Serious' crash in Morrinsville
A child was among five people injured in a four-vehicle crash near Morrinsville tonight.

'Boy' star seriously injured in car crash
Messages of support for James Rolleston after vehicle he was travelling in hit a bridge.

Police target seatbelts, mobile phone use
Operation Habit targets not wearing a seatbelt or in an approved car seat as well as drivers using smartphones.

Three car crash outside Christchurch
An ambulance is rushing to the scene of a three car crash outside Christchurch this morning, with reports of a person being trapped.

Gisborne crash kills one
One person has been killed and another seriously hurt in a crash in Gisborne.

Three people injured in Northland car crash
Three people have been injured - one seriously - in a car crash in Northland this afternoon.

Crash victim a 'beautiful soul'
A woman among three people killed in a horror car crash on the Desert Road is being remembered as a beautiful young woman who was loved by all.

Home detention for fatal crash
An emotionally charged sentencing at Taupo District Court this afternoon has ended with home detention for an 18-year-old charged with dangerous driving causing death.

Two injured in serious motorway crash
A section of Auckland's Southwestern motorway has reopened after two people were seriously injured in a crash.

Foreign visitors killed in icy smash
The identities of three foreign nationals killed in an icy crash on the Desert Road are expected to be revealed today.

Woman cut free from car after Horowhenua crash
A woman was cut free from her car that crashed into a ditch in Horowhenua this afternoon.

Man who crashed into station charged
A man has been charged in relation to a crash at a Masterton petrol station.

Women injured after quad bike plunge
An early morning hunting trip turned to disaster for two women when the quad bike they were on plunged over a cliff.

Triple fatality: Foreign nationals in car
WATCH: Aerial footage. Three people have been killed after a car collided with a truck on the Desert Rd this morning.

'They were brothers in arms'
Two teenage brothers killed in a car crash last weekend were "blessed with generous, caring and loving hearts", their mother says.

Serious crash cuts off Stillwater
The main road in and out of Stillwater is cut off to all traffic this evening as the jaws of life are used to cut a person out of a car following a serious crash.

Two injured in Waikato crash
Two people have been injured, one critically, in a two-car crash in the Waikato tonight.

Serious crash in New Plymouth
Police, ambulance and fire services are at the scene of the crash involving two cars and a truck, on State Highway 3 near Corbett Road.