The name of a woman who died in a weekend crash in Rotorua has been named by police.

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 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.

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".

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.

The driver attempted to run away, but was located by police.