An 83-year-old woman driver died after her BMW and a stock truck collided on the outskirts of Hamilton yesterday afternoon.

A driver died after their car collided with a stock truck in Hamilton this afternoon.

A female scooter rider has died in a crash at Rotorua this morning and a second serious crash was being attended by emergency services in Putaruru.

A prison van that collided with a crane on State Highway 2 is blocking traffic near Katikati.

A teenager and a 20-year-old died in an after-party crash caused by the unlicensed driver reaching 145km/h while racing his overloaded vehicle, a coroner has found.

A man has today handed himself into police over the hit and run of a teenage boy crossing a road in Auckland at the weekend.

Rugby player Chris Eaton paid an emotional tribute to his wife Hannah at her funeral in Napier, saying words could not describe the love he had for her.

Auckland diners on Dominion Road watched in horror as a teenager crossed a busy street and was hit by a car whose driver failed to stop and is still at large.

UPDATED Police are still searching for a car involved in a hit and run that has left a teenage boy in an Auckland hospital overnight.

A teenage boy has been hospitalised with serious injuries after a hit and run in Auckland this evening.