A woman whose house was smashed by a suspected stolen vehicle is thankful her baby daughter wasn't hurt.

After careering through a safety barrier, the driver of a truck chock full of animal blood remained moored in his cab for up to an hour as it dangled over a cliff.

Skiers and other holiday makers planning to use a popular Waikato backroad between Auckland and the Central Plateau's mountains are being warned to expect delays.

A fire service spokesman said a man trapped in the car was released by staff before being transported to hospital by ambulance.

The partner of a man who was one of two killed in a Hamilton crash is pleased that driver licensing rules are being reviewed.

A person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a four-car crash on an Auckland motorway.

All lanes on State Highway 16 north of Kumeu have re-opened and congestion is now easing.

An alleged drink driver responsible for the death of one of his passengers has appeared in the High Court at Auckland more than seven months after the smash.

Waikato police are urging motorists to slow down after attending 10 crashes overnight.

The partner of Sophie Langston vowed at her funeral to look after her twin sister for the rest of his life.

The motorist who died after a crash between her car and a truck and trailer unit in the Waikato has been named by police.

The funeral for an Auckland woman killed in a car crash while returning from a funeral will be held today.

The woman who died in a car crash in Otago on Friday has been named.

A man has died in a single-car crash on Great North Road in Auckland tonight.

One person suffered serious injuries and two others were hurt in a fleeing driver incident in South Auckland this afternoon.

Man who removed his turban to help a seriously injured young boy honoured for his "outstanding compassion and empathy".

One person is dead following a crash involving a single vehicle in Otago this morning.

Sophie Langston and her partner, Simon Thomas, weren't looking forward to their drive back to Auckland after a family funeral in Whanganui.

The man who died in a crash near Clevedon last Thursday was Shaan Singh.

A person is dead and two others are injured following a crash on State Highway 1 this afternoon.

An inquest into the death of a young Christchurch mum who died after falling from a moving vehicle has raised "outstanding questions".

Drivers are being urged to be careful after two recent crashes involving cars skidding on black ice.

Six people have been injured this morning after a van carrying a shearing gang skidded on black ice and crashed in South Otago.

One person has died in a crash near Clevedon overnight.

Police are expecting a quieter morning in Canterbury with less ice to make the roads treacherous.

The country's chilly temperatures edged towards record lows this morning but were still a way off beating the record.

A car has flipped onto its roof following a collision with another vehicle on the Hibiscus Coast, Auckland.