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.

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.

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.

Nick Wallbridge was left fighting for his life after a van smash that killed his teacher and classmate.

A serious crash brought Auckland’s motorway network to its knees with motorists stuck in grid-locked traffic for up to four hours.

Two motorcyclists have been critically injured in a crash on Auckland's Harbour Bridge today.

The scene of a serious crash on Auckland’s Harbour Bridge has been cleared and the northbound lanes reopened.

Two people are seriously injured after their car crashed through a barrier and down a cliff in Kerikeri early this morning.

A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a digger in Tauranga overnight.

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.

The parents of a little girl who died after being struck by a car in her West Auckland driveway have paid tribute to their princess. 'She was amazing.'

It has been a bad year on the roads, with a sharp increase in deaths compared with this time last year, as well as a big rise in pedestrian fatalities.

A van carrying seven occupants collided head on with a fully laden logging truck in Kaingaroa this morning.

A car driven by tourists was seen on the wrong side of the road shortly before it crashed on the West Coast of the South Island yesterday, killing one.

A motorcyclist who died after he left the road and crashed into a tree on Banks Peninsula at the weekend has been named by police.

Friends and family have paid tribute to the man killed in a tractor accident near Waikouaiti earlier this week as a "hell of a good guy".

The Australian teenager critically injured in a crash which killed two people near Rotorua is awake and talking to his parents, while his classmates mourn the loss of a fellow student and....

The Government has been accused of failing to do enough to prevent road crashes involving tourists, following the sentencing of a man who fell asleep at the wheel.

A misguided dive onto a bed has left a former top volleyball representative not knowing if she will walk again.

The family of a young Kiwi man killed in a drunken car crash while on holiday in Samoa feel they may never get justice for their son.

Police believe a male motorcyclist killed in Christchurch today lost control of his bike.

One was a young man with his life ahead of him, the other a dad who shared his joy in nature and adventure with his two little girls.

Two people are dead and seven injured following a crash between Rotorua and Taupo involving a milk tanker and a van.

A 55-tonne crane and a boat have toppled and crashed into a North Shore house.

A young man who was behind the wheel of a ute that hit a commuter train in Wairarapa, killing his 15-year-old girlfriend, has been sentenced to 200 hours' community service.

An elderly woman who was riding a mobility scooter when she was hit by a truck in Katikati on Monday has died overnight.

Three heroes have been honoured for their bravery after they jumped into a freezing stream to rescue the passengers of a submerged car near Waimate.

Police have reopened a road following a serious crash in Auckland last night.