The moment Auckland mayor Len Brown's executive assistant ran over a pedestrian in the CBD was a "split-second thing" that she will not lose her licence over, a judge ruled.

Six people, including two children, have been flown to hospital after a serious two-vehicle crash on the Te Anau-Milford Highway.

A pedestrian has life threatening injuries after he was struck by a van in South Auckland early today. Police Inspector Andy Brill says the man was rushed to Middlemore Hospital with status one injuries when he was hit on Bairds Rd, Otara, at 12.40am. The serious crash unit is investigating.

A pedestrian has life threatening injuries after he was struck by a van in South Auckland early today.

A crash in west Auckland left a man trapped in his vehicle after his car tipped and rolled onto its side.

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.

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 man has been airlifted to Palmerston North hospital with serious injuries after a motorcycle accident.

The funeral for an English ex-pat who died on the Auckland Harbour Bridge will be held on Monday.

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

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 Chinese couple who had been married for 40 years were tragically torn apart by an unlicensed driver.

Mrs Cassidy was "numb" after hearing the news of her son's death.

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.