Police are still in the ''very early'' stages of the investigation into the crash that killed 18-year-old Nakita May Strange and it is unclear when charges will be laid.

A female passenger of a speeding vehicle which crashed near Taumaranui a week ago has died in hospital.

A 29-year-old suffered from serious injuries as a result of the accident and died at the scene.

Afatal crash near the Karangahake Gorge that may have been caused by a fallen boulder was not in an area known for rockfalls.

A man was killed he crossed the centre line on State Highway 2 near Paeroa and collided with a car this morning.

The 18-year-old girl who died in a crash in central Dunedin yesterday morning was Nakita May Strange.

A truck has smashed into a pole at an intersection, leaving one person injured and delaying traffic.

People mourning the loss of 14-year-old Rangimaria White, who was killed in a hit-and-run in Opotiki at the weekend, are gathering for her tangi today.

A driver involved in a Dunedin crash rushed to give CPR to a dying teenager who lay unconscious in the back seat of the other car.

Central Dunedin residents have told how they were woken by a sickening T-bone crash in which a teenager was killed early this morning.

A diesel spill stretching for about 15km on a Northland road has been mopped up this morning.

A former Pike River Mine worker died when a van did a u-turn in front of him - bringing yet another tragedy to the mining community.

A Westport woman has admitted to careless driving causing the death of 66-year-old Seddonville woman Marie Evelyn Johnston, after initially denying the charge.

A West Coast man killed in a fatal crash near Christchurch on Sunday evening was a former Pike River miner.

A motorcycle and car have collided on the Northern Motorway this morning, slowing down the commute for city-bound drivers.

The family of Rangimaria White are preparing to farewell the 14-year-old who was fatally struck in an Opotiki hit-and-run overnight on Saturday.

A motorist who died in a fatal crash near Ashburton on Friday night has today been named by police.

A tourist driver who killed an Oamaru 5-year-old girl in a crash will have to wait another two weeks for the result of an appeal against his jail sentence.

Police are appealing for witnesses from an incident which saw a speeding vehicle crash in Taumarunui.

People are trapped in a car after it crashed off a bank in Murupara early this evening.

A 26-year-old man lost control of his motorcycle on Waitarere Beach.

One person suffered minor injuries after their car struck a light post in Tauranga this afternoon.

A section of State Highway 12 near the Northland settlement of Ruawai is closed this morning after truck struck and killed a cow about 9am.

One person has been taken to hospital following a crash between a car and a fire engine this morning.

Waikato police have released the name of a motorcyclist killed on State Highway 1 south of Hamilton on Monday.

A crew member on a bin lorry that killed six Christmas shoppers in Scotland punched the unconscious driver as it careered across a busy square and screamed, "You're killing people, Harry", an inquiry has heard.

A crash involving three vehicles and a horse has left the animal dead and a car trapped under live electrical wires in Horowhenua last night.

A driver of a car is seriously injured after a late night pursuit ended rapidly when a speeding car collided with a truck.

Two people were taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash on Swanson Road in West Auckland early this morning.