The father-of-two's partner of six years shared her grief on Facebook saying, "It's not ok that you left us so soon and especially without saying goodbye."

Drivers were bumper-to-bumper for up to two hours after a motorbike crash on the Southern Motorway in Auckland this morning.

Two men suffered serious injuries in separate motorbike crashes in Waikato yesterday.

Police claim he was under the influence.

Police have released the name of the cyclist who died in a downhill crash in Christchurch on Thursday.

A woman died after a crash between a motorcycle and a car on Sunday afternoon, taking the weekend's road toll to five.

Two people were injured after a disqualified teen driver fled police and crashed into another car in Invercargill.

A man has been seriously injured after a car accident in the Hawke's Bay this evening.

A power pole crashed down onto a South Island highway after a car lost control and ploughed into it.

One person has been killed in a car crash in Mount Roskill.

Three cars involved in collision which killed one person and injured another.

Southbound lanes of Auckland's Southern Motorway were closed for about 30 minutes after the Penrose overbridge was struck by a large motorhome.

Two motocyclists have been killed in separate accidents today.

The crash on the Southern Motorway between the Ellerslie-Penrose and Mount Wellington interchanges has been cleared and all lanes are now open.

The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter has been called to transport the victims to hospital.

A motorcyclist who died in Upper Hutt on Wednesday has been named by police as 37-year-old Koro Robin Peachey of Wainuiomata.

Unlicensed driver had three young passengers in the car when he lost control.

Emergency services were called to Central Park Drive in Henderson at 12.10pm after the crash involving two cars, a bus, a van and a truck.

Police have named the three people killed in separate road crashes in Canterbury.

Thomas Evans was following his dad across the road when he was hit by a car.

DRAMATIC PHOTO: Ambulance involved in a crash in Manukau this morning was going to a call-out when it collided with a car at a busy intersection.

Award-winning architect pleads guilty to careless driving after he dragged cyclist 20 metres along road and left tyre marks on helmet.

A van was captured on CCTV footage speeding the wrong way along Salisbury St in Christchurch before the driver was killed in a collision with a car, police said.

One man remains in Auckland Hospital in a serious condition following a serious crash on State Highway 16, northwest Auckland on Saturday night.

A top architect who hit a cyclist, pinning him under his Porsche SUV, has admitted responsibility over the incident.

Auckland motorists can expect major delays on the Southern Motorway this morning after a crash in southeast Auckland.

Canterbury Police are investigating the crash between a bus and private motor vehicle.

After a dramatic rescue from the mangled wreckage of her vehicle, Ashleigh Taylor-Wyatt has had the chance to meet those responsible for saving her life.

Bystanders managed to lift the ute off the woman by the time emergency services arrived but her life was unable to be saved.