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Between a rock and cab space
A truck driver was trapped in his cab for more than an hour after crashing into a rock wall north of Nelson overnight.
Man killed after car rolls on Kaipara Coast highway
A man is dead after his car rolled multiple times yesterday.
Man critically injured after motorbike hits sheep
A man was critically injured when his motorbike struck a sheep on a road south of Hastings yesterday.
Man died drunk but sniffer missed it
A drunk driver breezed through a police breath test despite being almost four times over the drink-drive limit - and was killed in a crash shortly afterwards.
Hard road back from bizarre crash
It was a moment of stupidity that almost cost Greg Watts his life - and made headlines around the world. We meet the man who fell from a motorised bar stool.
Rocks hurled from overbridge hit cars
Police are looking for youths seen throwing rocks off a motorway overbridge at cars, as forensic tests get underway on an object that killed driver Rutger Hale.
Truck 'buried' in Christchurch house
Scenes of destruction in Christchurch are unfortunately nothing new - but how this house came to be ruined is somewhat novel.
Delays for motorists after heavy truck and trailer rolls
Motorists are being told to expect delays around Matamata this morning after a heavy truck and trailer rolled in the early hours of this morning.
Mum 'fobbed off' after bike failure
Concern over safety of Kmart bicycle after wheel buckles, tossing woman in front of car
Biker dies in smash
A motorcyclist died when a vehicle collided with a group of bikers near Rotorua yesterday afternoon.
Woman critically injured after crash in Counties Manukau
A woman has been critically injured when her vehicle left the road and ended up in a Counties Manukau paddock early today.
Oversized shed causes delays on Auckland motorway
A truck carrying an oversized shed is causing delays on Auckland's southern motorway.
Plea for ute driver to come forward
Rutger Hale's partner believes the mystery of his death from an unknown object could be solved if the driver of a white utility vehicle would just come forward.
One dead after collision in Rolleston
One person has died after a car and a truck collided on Main South Road in Rolleston.
Truck roll causes traffic to back up for hours
Traffic has been backed up for more than four hours after a truck carrying methanol rolled on the Napier-Taupo highway.
Lower limit tipped to save lives
Changes to the law to limit the number of drinks a person can have before driving are being welcomed by the family of a young woman nearly killed by a drunk driver.
Crash a 'senseless tragedy'
A man has told how he avoided a vehicle that had crossed the centre line only to discover minutes later it had ploughed into the car his wife was driving, killing her.
Adventure tourism community reeling after death
Queenstown's adventure tourism community is reeling following the death of AJ Hackett Bungy's group logistic manager Tony Middendorf.
Man sees wife die in smash
A husband watched in horror as an oncoming car smashed head-on into his wife's vehicle, travelling behind his.
Two dead after Northland crash
Police said the collision involved multiple cars and occurred at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Richards Rd in Hikurangi.