Name suppression has lapsed for the Chinese man charged with causing the death of an Oamaru 5-year-old in a crash near Moeraki.

A pedestrian whose hip was broken after being run down by a cyclist riding on a footpath holds no malice but is pleased police decided to lay charges.

The three American tourists killed in a crash near Hamilton were on their dream trip to New Zealand.

The IPCA has cleared police of any wrongdoing in a chase which resulted in the death of a passenger in a fleeing vehicle.

A man has been charged after a pedestrian was hit by a cyclist as he stepped out of his doorway on to the street last month.

An Auckland pedestrian was seriously injured when he was hit by a bus on Queen St yesterday.

The driver of a Toyota Starlet who died in a crash at Maraetai early yesterday morning has been named by police.

Pam McGarva was on her way to a quiz night when a car hit hers. Now eight months later, the woman driving the other car has been charged with her manslaughter.

Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway has been cleared following a five-car crash earlier this morning.

A Taiwanese tourist driver and widow who killed her own father after running a stop sign has today been shown mercy by a judge.

Traffic is backed up in Wellington after a truck and trailer unit jack-knifed and crashed into the motorway medium barrier on State Highway 1 in the Ngauranga Gorge.

A woman who crashed into three cars and a traffic light while driving drunk had sold her home to pay for the $25,000 accident damage.

The heartbroken father of Ruby Jay Marris wants the Government to get tough on tourist drivers.

A Papamoa teenager who died after becoming trapped in a car following a crash near Tauranga on Wednesday has been named by police.

A man charged with dangerous driving following a dramatic crash on the Auckland motorway earlier this year has failed to appear in court today.

Torrential rain which caused flooding and forced the closure of schools and roads across the West Coast has eased, but more heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow.

A Go Bus staff member looks from the door of a bus after a collision with a Subaru car on the corner of Rattray and Princes Sts, causing damage to the sides of both vehicles.

A tourist has been found dead on a Hamilton road, but police say there was no foul play involved.

A French tourist who drove on the wrong side of the road, colliding with an oncoming car, must pay $19,000 to his victims before he can leave the country.

A Mosgiel family wants to thank those who supported them while their son was recovering from a car crash.

A teenager who died when a car he was travelling in crashed down a steep bank has today been named by police.

Police have released the name of two men who died after separate crashes in the Waikato last week.

She came to New Zealand to recover from depression brought on by her partner's death in a motorcycle crash.

A spate of accidents involving tourist drivers this summer has led to several incidents in which South Island residents have stopped drivers and confiscated their keys.

A man has been charged with dangerous driving after a dramatic crash on an Auckland motorway this year.

A man has been charged with dangerous driving following a dramatic crash on the Auckland motorway last month.

A woman lying unconscious on the road after a serious crash in the Kaimai Range yesterday was assisted by a doctor who, by chance, was in the traffic queue.

The road zigs left, then right, like a river winding around the mountain. There's only a ruler length between you and the edge, Heather du Plessis-Allan writes.

A tourist driver has been punched in the face after being pulled over by another motorist, as tension over foreign drivers and crashes escalates.