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Crash victims cut from vehicle in Otago

Two people were cut from their vehicle following a crash in Otago last night.

Revealed: Holiday danger spots

Police are putting their traffic enforcement focus on holiday black spots to keep the annual road toll from surging above 300 deaths.

An 'all-round good guy' mourned

Gisborne harbourmaster Captain Charlie Jamieson has been killed while riding his motorcycle on the East Cape highway at Waihau Bay near Cape Runaway.

Dismay at cycle crash report

The family of a cyclist left a quadriplegic after riding into a sinkhole are considering legal action over a report into the horrific incident.

Driveway death haunts dad

Every day before work Auckland dad Danny Mafi drives to his baby daughter's grave to "see her and to say a prayer".

Man killed in motorcycle crash

Injured girl to be woken from coma

An 8-year-old girl struck on a pedestrian crossing is expected to be woken from her coma today.

Aunt saw girl struck by car on crossing

The aunt of an eight-year-old struck by a car on a pedestrian crossing saw the accident unfold in her rear-view mirror just seconds after she passed the youngster.

Police officer struck by car at checkpoint

A motorist drove a car into a policeman at a roadside checkpoint, leaving the officer with injuries to his legs, face and arms.

Finalists for New Zealander of the year

School principal Banapa Avatea's quick thinking and decisive actions averted disaster in peak-hour traffic between Auckland and Waikato.

One person dies after two-car crash in Northland

One person died and another was trapped in a two-car crash in Northland this afternoon.

Woman rescued from 4WD in stream after crash

A woman was saved from her car after crashing through a tree, down a bank and into a stream.

Tourist 'bereft' over crash

A Chinese tourist who killed a friend in a rental car crash last week is “bereft” over the incident, a court has been told.

Diesel tanker rolls on Auckland motorway

A diesel tanker rolled into a ditch on Auckland’s north western motorway this morning, during road construction work.

Editorial: Police have duty to keep road misery to minimum

Police have yet to get the message. The gridlock suffered in Auckland last Saturday is simply unacceptable.

Tourist pleads guilty over West Coast crash

A Chinese woman on a trip to New Zealand has pleaded guilty over a West Coast crash that killed her companion and injured two others.

Tourists plunge 50m down Q'town bank

A Hong Kong couple escaped injury yesterday afternoon when their rental vehicle left the road and plunged about 50m down a bank on the Queenstown-Glenorchy Rd.

Driveway tragedy: Family were moving

Danny and Lope Mafi were excited about moving out of their cramped South Auckland unit to a bigger house that would give their children more space to play.