Five people killed on the roads, with police describing toll as "disappointing".

The driver of a car and two male passengers were taken to hospital after a crash early this morning.

A Kiwi who lost one leg in a nightmare motorcycle crash in America is in a fight to save his remaining leg nearly three months after the accident.

Sunshine awaits most of New Zealand tomorrow, while Auckland battles with traffic today.

Police are seeking witnesses after a fatal Morrinsville crash.

Police are hoping to identify witnesses after a fatal crash in Pakuranga that killed a college student last week.

Last week, Emma Sladek's only worry was her Year 12 exams. Now a crash has left her with no family in New Zealand.

A woman has died following a head-on collision in the Manawatu Gorge earlier today.

Former long-serving North Otago rugby player Regan Laughton sought a final remand without plea when he appeared in the Timaru District Court following a fatal crash in May.

Two companies and one of their employees have been charged in relation to the death of a female motorcyclist who was reversed over by a truck at road works.

Police have released the name of a man killed in a crash in Southland over the weekend.

A 24-year-old man has died in a car accident in Southland overnight.

Harris was removing a cover on his prized yellow Toyota MR2 when it was struck by another vehicle on George St, in Hikurangi.

Mark Somervell flew into Auckland today after being cleared to leave the United States, where he almost died in a motorbike accident.

A ute and trailer flipped on an Auckland motorway, causing a lane closure.

A man has been seriously injured after the car he was working underneath was struck by another car.

A woman was hospitalised after a mystery motorist drove into her in an apparent road rage incident in Auckland.

Tributes have flowed for wife and new mother killed in a car crash near Rotorua.

A 14-year-old girl is in a critical but stable condition at Starship Hospital after she was hit by a car in Sandringham yesterday morning.

A person has suffered serious injuries after a car crashed into a crane machine on the Auckland Harbour Bridge this morning.

The Pakuranga College community is in mourning after the death of one of its senior students in a motorcycle accident.

A heartbroken husband does not know what to do with himself after the love of his life was killed when Janine Carter high on P crashed into her.

Automobile Association road safety spokesman Dylan Thomsen said the that was "puzzling", although the toll was on a long-term downward trend.

The three-car collision occurred at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Tauroa St in Raumanga just before 4pm.

A motorcyclist who was seriously injured in a crash on the Pakuranga Highway in Auckland has died at the scene.

A 37-year-old woman was high on methamphetamine [P] when she ploughed into the back of a car, killing its driver who was waiting in line for roadworks.

Family and friends mourn the loss of a much-loved wife, mother and athlete.

A man at the scene said the driver of the car "was hysterical, saying if the girl is dead she couldn't live with herself".