John Tangiia never usually cycled, but in a bid to become fitter so he could do more with his disabled son, he biked to an appointment on Tuesday.

Gruesome images of the mangled bike on which an Auckland man died under a truck will be followed by an advertising campaign designed to "humanise" cyclists.

"A hippopotamus would be faster." Auckland Transport is being accused of dragging the chain in its provision of facilities to make cycling safer.

Cycling blackspots: Where needs improvement?

A driver 'made the right decision' to stay in his car after it skidded off the road in the wet - leaving him hanging on - literally - for help to arrive.

A 51-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man, both from Levin, were killed in a fiery three-vehicle crash, police have confirmed.

On Tuesday I arrived very early on the scene of a cycle versus truck fatality in Auckland, writes Lance Wiggs. The sight of a person lying motionless in the street with mangled bicycle in the background is chilling enough.

A van carrying eight members of a family plunging 15m from State Highway 5 near Te Haraoto on Jan 2 got the New Year off to a bad start.

The number of people killed in a fiery crash in Manawatu early today is still unclear due to the destruction of the wreckage.

A truck driver did not know a cyclist had gone under the wheels of his truck until he was alerted by other motorists some 70 metres away, police say.

A weed-spraying truck has crashed in Waikato, dumping up to 3000 litres of weed killer into a stream.

Police are amazed a head-on collision between two trucks - one carrying hazardous materials - didn't end up being a lot more serious.

A man who died when his motorcycle and a car collided in Waikato at the weekend was part of a larger group returning to Auckland from a tour of the South Island.

A person is dead after the car they were driving collided with a tree before bursting into flames in Bay of Plenty this morning.

A man is dead after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car in Waikato last night.

The number of road deaths over the Christmas-New Year holiday period edged one higher than last year following a motorcyclist death yesterday afternoon.

Eight family members, including a six-month-old boy and two young girls, were injured in a horror van crash today after the driver is believed to have fallen asleep.

A man has handed himself in after a crash left live power lines dangling over the rear entrance of the Huntly Fire Station.

The number of people killed on our roads this year is the lowest since 1950, down 17 per cent on the previous year.

A motorcyclist has died just off State Highway 1 north of Bulls this morning, taking the holiday road toll to six.

One person is dead after a bus and car collided in Hamilton today, bringing the holiday road toll to five.

A mother trapped in a rolled van was asking rescuers about her baby daughter as she slipped in and out of consciousness. The 11-month-old girl died hours later.

As holiday revellers take to the roads today, police are warning motorists to take their time, be patient and steer clear of the booze.

Travellers are being urged to avoid the east coast of the Coromandel as heavy rain has brought flooding to many coastal communities, police say.

Police are urging holiday motorists to slow down following the second serious speed-related crash in Waikato in as many days.