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Injured girl to be woken from coma
An 8-year-old girl struck on a pedestrian crossing is expected to be woken from her coma today.
Aunt saw girl struck by car on crossing
The aunt of an eight-year-old struck by a car on a pedestrian crossing saw the accident unfold in her rear-view mirror just seconds after she passed the youngster.
Police officer struck by car at checkpoint
A motorist drove a car into a policeman at a roadside checkpoint, leaving the officer with injuries to his legs, face and arms.
Pedestrians seriously hurt
Police have interviewed a woman who allegedly hit a young girl crossing a West Auckland road this morning.
Truck tips in accident south of Dannevirke
A trailer of a truck has tipped south of Dannevirke this morning, blocking part of State Highway 2 north of Woodville.
Boy critical after four-vehicle crash
An 8-year-old boy remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital after a four-vehicle crash yesterday.
Stowaway migrant killed under truck
An illegal migrant who hid under a truck travelling from France has been killed trying to disembark while the vehicle was stationary on the M25.
Car plunge: Heroes help trapped woman
An off-duty postie and an injured engineer held an elderly woman's head above water as she sat trapped in her car which had rolled down a bank and plunged into a stream.
Finalists for New Zealander of the year
School principal Banapa Avatea's quick thinking and decisive actions averted disaster in peak-hour traffic between Auckland and Waikato.
One person dies after two-car crash in Northland
One person died and another was trapped in a two-car crash in Northland this afternoon.
Woman rescued from 4WD in stream after crash
A woman was saved from her car after crashing through a tree, down a bank and into a stream.
Tourist 'bereft' over crash
A Chinese tourist who killed a friend in a rental car crash last week is “bereft” over the incident, a court has been told.
Diesel tanker rolls on Auckland motorway
A diesel tanker rolled into a ditch on Auckland’s north western motorway this morning, during road construction work.
Editorial: Police have duty to keep road misery to minimum
Police have yet to get the message. The gridlock suffered in Auckland last Saturday is simply unacceptable.
Tourist pleads guilty over West Coast crash
A Chinese woman on a trip to New Zealand has pleaded guilty over a West Coast crash that killed her companion and injured two others.
Tourists plunge 50m down Q'town bank
A Hong Kong couple escaped injury yesterday afternoon when their rental vehicle left the road and plunged about 50m down a bank on the Queenstown-Glenorchy Rd.
Traffic delays 'a freak accident' - PM
John Key has ruled out an earlier construction date for a second harbour crossing in response to huge traffic jams which brought Auckland roads to a standstill on Saturday.
Traffic snarl-up solutions
City leaders question why a crash on the harbour bridge brought Auckland to a standstill. We look at the options for easing congestion if it happened again.
Fatal-crash pupil out of coma
Nick Wallbridge was left fighting for his life after a van smash that killed his teacher and classmate.
Dad yelling as he carried run-over tot
An anguished man was seen screaming in horror as he carried an 18-month-old girl moments after she was accidentally run over in a South Auckland driveway.
Gridlock brings network to knees
A serious crash brought Auckland’s motorway network to its knees with motorists stuck in grid-locked traffic for up to four hours.
Raw: Motorcycle crash on Auckland's Harbour Bridge
Two motorcyclists have been critically injured in a crash on Auckland's Harbour Bridge today.
Harbour Bridge reopened
The scene of a serious crash on Auckland’s Harbour Bridge has been cleared and the northbound lanes reopened.
Two injured after car plunges down cliff
Two people are seriously injured after their car crashed through a barrier and down a cliff in Kerikeri early this morning.
Motorcyclist dies following collision with digger
A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a digger in Tauranga overnight.
Man killed in Bulls crash
A man is dead and another person is in hospital following a crash on Parewanui Rd in Bulls.
Pregnant woman hit by car near Nelson
A pregnant woman has been flown to hospital after being hit by a car near Nelson.
Man drives disintegrating car 50km
An Otago man on a suspended licence continued driving a car as it fell apart around him, only stopping when the engine finally gave up.