A Wellington motorway has re-opened after a multi-vehicle crash blocked the southbound lane near Porirua.

A Wellington highway was partially closed this morning after a car skidded and crashed into a ditch.

Two motorcyclists were injured, one critically, when a large three-wheeled motorcycle crashed and rolled near Motueka overnight.

Northland police say the first significant rain in weeks is causing havoc on the roads today.

A diversion to look at the scenery turned tragic for a minivan load of tourists in Southland yesterday afternoon.

Particulates from the mystery object which killed a driver last year are now being studied by Otago University researchers after ESR tests weren't definitive.

The first officer on the scene of a crash, which police tried to blame on a truck driver for using his mobile phone, says there was never any suggestion the truckie was at fault.

Two people have been taken to hospital following a head-on collision outside Palmerston North this afternoon.

Army medics pitched in to help rescue services after a nasty head-on smash near their base outside Christchurch this afternoon.

Police have admitted a truck driver was wrongly blamed for causing a crash featured in a road safety campaign.

A driver has had what emergency workers dubbed a miraculous escape after surviving a 40-metre plunge off a bridge in his vehicle, which landed upside-down in a river.

An innocent victim who survived a crash featured in a new road safety campaign says police have misled people and unfairly blamed a truck driver involved.

A 3-year-old girl who suffered critical injuries in a Bay of Plenty road crash yesterday has been transferred to Starship Hospital.

Motorists travelling north for the long weekend should expect delays, police say.

A motorcyclist has been killed on a rural Hawke's Bay road.

One person is dead and another seriously injured after a car fled police in Greymouth last night.

Ironman veteran Garth Barfoot is recovering in hospital with a broken femur after a car hit him while he was out cycling.

A Chinese man's holiday to NZ took an expensive turn when he crashed his $200,000 Aston Martin Rapide on Tamaki Dr, with another $14,000 bill for the light pole he hit.

Two people were seriously hurt when a light truck and car collided north of Wairao this morning, blocking State Highway 2.

A Dunedin man who lost control behind the wheel near Golden Bay this morning has been airlifted to hospital.

Forget rego plates and e-bikes - clever street design can save lives and money, writes Claude Lewenz.

Glenn McIsaac plans to put cameras on his bike or helmet to film footage of dangerous drivers.

A crash involving a logging truck and a tractor has led to traffic delays on State Highway 1 near Balclutha today.

A Northland community is mourning the loss of a family man, teacher and dedicated club volunteer in New Zealand's second cyclist death of the new year.

A cyclist was killed after colliding with a car on a rural road yesterday morning.

Symonds St is a nasty place for cyclists. It should have "cyclists not welcome" signs.