Two men are in hospital, with one in critical condition, after a crash early today.

What was meant to be the start of a long-awaited family holiday turned into every parent's nightmare.

Three teenage boys are in hospital following a police pursuit which ended with the car they were in slamming into a pole on Auckland's North Shore.

The daughter of a cyclist killed after being hit by a courier van on Monday said her mother was "very safety conscious" and would be "incredibly missed".

The young man whose vehicle collided with a train on Northpark Rd, just north of Ashburton, has died in hospital.

A truck driver involved in a collision that killed a cyclist says he hadn't had an eye examination in at least five years at the time of the accident.

A 7-year-old boy was flown to Auckland's Starship Hospital in a serious condition last night after being hit by a car in Tauranga's Welcome Bay.

A truck driver was “within arm’s reach” of a group of cyclists seconds before his vehicle fatally collided with one of them, an inquest has heard.

Police are calling for witnesses to a fatal crash between a cyclist and courier van at an intersection near Hillcrest this morning.

Clayton O'Brien's death has broken the hearts of his family, says a distraught aunt.

A motorcyclist has been pinned between a car and a letter box in Tauranga.

A 46-year-old woman who died after her motorcycle and an oncoming car collided near Napier has been described by a close friend as a "special, true and powerful woman".

A Dunedin driver who crashed into a cow woke up in a smoke-filled car with an 18-wheeler truck bearing down on her.

NZ has enjoyed a record fall in the road toll but road safety campaigners say there’s plenty of room for improvement.

The picturesque Scenic Drive was the scene of two car crashes Saturday morning.

A driver crashed through a wall and into Kapiti Coast District Council’s debating chamber yesterday – just a day after a health and safety meeting was held in the same room.

Speed limits on some open roads could be lowered because road safety officials believe they are too dangerous to drive at 100km/h.

A logging truck has rolled on the Lewis Pass this morning, spilling logs across the road and completely blocking State Highway 7.

Darren Lee Wilson, the motorcylist killed while fleeing police in Christchurch today, has left behind a young son, his distraught friends say.

The motorcyclist killed while fleeing police in Christchurch today has left behind a young son, his distraught friends say.

Two men dragged an injured forestry worker from his car as it burst into flames after crashing into wandering livestock on a Far North rural road.

Mac Robinson drove past a fatal crash in Matamata on Monday night before glancing back and realising the car involved was his wife's.

One person has died in a crash in Canterbury this morning. The crash occurred on Bealey Rd, near Darfield, around 8.20am, police said.