It felt like half of Michele Foster-Chambers' body was crushed when she was hit by a car on an Auckland street.

The number of people killed on NZ roads so far this year is 20 per cent higher than at the same time last year, with a "spike" in the number of passengers killed.

Two French tourists whose hired camper van was struck by a landslide on never heard back from Wicked Campers about why the pair were charged more than $2500.

An 8-year-old girl was hit by a car on State Highway 1 today after the car she was in pulled over so the occupants could take photos north of Kaikoura.

One person is dead and another critically injured and trapped inside a car following a head-on collision in the Coromandel this morning.

After a year living in Mexico it's fair to say the roads were chaotic there. But, I truly believe Mexican drivers were better than Aucklanders, writes Sam Judd.

The learner driver of an illegally modified Honda has admitted killing two Mosgiel siblings, as further details of the horror crash emerge.

The crash took place on the Northern Motorway at Dairy Flat around 4.30am.

A Waikato man is dead and two others injured after a three-car pile-up on the outskirts of Hamilton.

The two truck collision took place on State Highway 1 near the intersection of Jordan Valley Rd, Hikurangi, around 6.45am.

The Chinese tourist responsible for the death of Oamaru 5-year-old Ruby Jay Marris has been told to prepare himself for jail.

A Chinese tourist has admitted causing the death of Oamaru 5-year-old Ruby Jay Marris.

A man aged in his 40s was critically injured after his car and a truck collided near Pukekohe yesterday.

An Australian tourist responsible for a three-car collision near Milford Sound in February must pay reparation to two women injured in the crash.

A man was rushed to hospital in serious condition this afternoon after a truck and car collided in Auckland.

Ten fire trucks are at the scene of a crash north of Wellington this evening after a car hit a gas main.

One person was extracted from their car and four others were injured after a vehicle crash in Whitford earlier today, leading police to warn motorists to take extra caution.

An Auckland couple who survived a serious crash in Canterbury are distraught over the death of their 4-year-old daughter.

The 20-year-old student who was killed when his car and a truck collided on State Highway 2 in Kerepehi on Friday morning has been named.

Crowds of out-of-control partygoers were stunned into silence when an 18-year-old's car plunged over the edge of a bank in Oropi as he fled police on Friday night.

The 18-year-old man who died in a crash after fleeing police near the scene of an out of control party in the Bay of Plenty last night was Levi Green.

A second person has died in Middlemore Hospital following a two-car crash at Karaka, South Auckland. Police said the crash happened about 6.40am on State Highway 22 near the intersection of Blackridge Road.

A child is dead and and five others are seriously injured - two critically - following a crash between two vehicles in Canterbury today.

Traffic was at a standstill this evening on Auckland's northwestern motorway following a four-car crash.

An elderly man has been seriously injured after his mobility scooter and a truck collided in Mosgiel today.

Two men killed on Bay of Plenty roads this week have been named by police.

Police said the crash happened south of the Redoubt Road off-ramp about 6am.

The 26-year-old local, whose partner was riding another motorcycle just behind him, crashed into a car in Tauranga last night.

Tauranga Police, Fire and Ambulance services are at the scene of a single fatality crash involving a car and a motorcycle.