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Dipped headlights blamed for crash
A coroner is recommending public education on the dangers of driving with dipped headlights on rural roads, after a wedding guest was killed by a vehicle at night in rural Waikato.
Driver: 'I still don't blame police'
A Dunedin driver who lost his leg after his truck collided with a cow holds no grudge against police, despite them being faulted in an IPCA finding.
Reports of five people trapped in vehicle after crash
A car with reportedly five people inside has crashed north of Rolleston.
False truck crash ad 'ok' now changed
An advertisement in which police falsely accused a truck driver of causing a crash is unlikely to cause widespread offence, the ASA rules.
NZTA approves $3.2m for cycleway
The extension of the cycling network along the busy Dominion Road in Auckland has come one pedal rotation closer, with the New Zealand Transport Agency's approval to spend $3.2 million on the project.
Cambridge crash: cause unknown
The cause of a fatal multiple vehicle collision north of Cambridge yesterday is still to be determined.
One dead in Cambridge crash
One person has died and four others are injured after a four car crash south of Hamilton.
Overturned tanker leaks fuel
A tanker with some 16,000 litres of fuel on board overturned in Bay of Plenty this morning, leaking large quantities of petrol and diesel into the environment.
Motorcyclist said he had been drinking before crash
A motorcyclist who was seriously injured after crashing through a barbed wire fence told people at the scene he had been drinking before the crash, police say.
Victim's bike stolen at crash scene
A motorcyclist is appalled a heartless thief stole her bike and rode off as she lay badly injured on the road after crashing into a 4WD.
Scene of a fatal motorcycle crash cleared
The scene of a fatal motorcycle crash on the Brynderwyn Hills has now been cleared and traffic is free-flowing.
Car's engine thrown 10m in crash
A man is dead after the car he was in crashed so violently that the engine was thrown 10 metres from the vehicle.
Racers avoid jail over manslaughter
Two teenagers who pleaded guilty to manslaughter following the death of their friend in an illegal west Auckland street race will not go to jail.
Family 'blown away' by calls
A young Olympic snowboarding hopeful who was killed in a fiery car crash on Sunday would have celebrated his 18th birthday today.
Police apologise for wrong information
Police have admitted they put out incorrect information about an incident where a female pedestrian was hit by a truck outside an Auckland supermarket.
Crash kills Olympic hopeful
A "bright and talented" teenage snowboarder killed in a fiery car crash was a contender for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.
Motorcyclist escapes with minor injuries after 10m plunge
A motorcyclist who went over a 10-metre bank on a rural road north of Auckland has escaped the plunge with minor injuries.
Three vehicle crash partially closes Northland highway
A three-vehicle crash has partially closed a Northland highway this morning after a truck and trailer rolled south of Kawakawa.
Motorcyclist dies following crash
A motorcyclist is dead after crashing near Tauranga this afternoon.
Hero driver saves truckie
A school principal prevented a likely fatal accident by jumping into a 29-tonne truck veering across State Highway 1 after its driver had passed out at the wheel.
Cycling: Battler back on bike he loves a year after crash
After what Geoff Purcell has been through, you might think he wouldn't be heading out for any last-minute practice rides before this year's Colville Connection on the Coromandel.
Cyclist: 'I'm very lucky I didn't die'
'I've been sleeping.' 10-year-old cyclist Samantha Robertson is aware of how close she came to death in a crash with a car that left her in an induced coma.