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 man has died in a crash in Selwyn, Canterbury after two cars collided on West Coast Rd in Kirwee shortly after 5pm.

A passenger was killed and the driver flown to hospital after the car they were in drove off the road and hit a tree in Kaipara Flats.

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.

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.

A crash on the Southern Motorway that blocked the fast lane is causing a headache for those travelling south this morning.

Authorities are searching for a white or light-coloured hatchback car thought to be travelling with the Nissan Skyline involved in a the fatal crash in Hamilton.

Police believe two motorcyclists involved in a head-on collision were patched Black Power members travelling in convoy to a Northland tangi.

The families of the four young people who died in a horror crash near Hamilton are beginning to pay tribute to their loved ones.

Waikato police say they are investigating whether two cars were racing each other and whether an altercation took place shortly before the fatal crash.

A slip north on one of the country's most popular scenic highways is down to one lane and a second incident in Bay has left motorists navigating floodwaters.

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a two car collision near Rolleston, on the outskirts of Christchurch where a woman is trapped in a car.

A multiple-car crash is blocking the right-hand lane of Auckland's Northern Motorway.

Truck driver records moment car overtook him on bend, as oncoming driver has to take evasive action.

Sometimes a shortcut is not always the best road to take - as the owners of this car found out when they drove down a stairway and immediately got stuck.

This is what happens when a four-wheel-drive ute and a tractor collide on a narrow country road.

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

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

But the bill for about $6500 isn't likely to break the bank.

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.

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