Man seriously injured 'goofing around' on ute
A man has been seriously injured after falling off the back of a ute in the Tasman region early this morning.
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Cow killed in 3 car crash
There has been a three-car crash north of Wellington this morning, resulting in the death of a cow.
Victim's cousin: 'I asked her to stay'
Just hours before being fatally struck by a car on a dark highway, 18-year-old Jovaan Graham was urged by her cousin to stay with her in Rotorua.
Car crashes into bank in central Tauranga
A pregnant woman was among those hit when an elderly woman accidentally drove her car into a bank in central Tauranga this morning, witnesses say.
Two injured in four-way Welcome Bay crash
Two people were injured this morning in a four vehicle crash in Tauranga which blocked State Highway 2 near the southern end of Welcome Bay Rd.
Crash victim had just graduated
Hannah Eaton was known as the wife of rugby star Chris Eaton, but she had a life of her own as a mum, a part-time model and in the last month, a midwifery graduate.
Easter road toll 'shouldn't be tolerated'
The official Easter holiday period ended at 6am today with three deaths too many, according to the country's top traffic officer who said the figure "shouldn't be tolerated".
Easter road toll rises
One woman was killed and two other people hospitalised after a two-car crash near Thames last night.
Fatal crash raises road toll
The Easter holiday road toll has risen to two following a fatal crash north of Taupo early today.
Kenya crash: Leader asleep during swap
The group leader of a Bay of Plenty college's mission trip to Kenya was asleep when a driver-swap put a teen behind the wheel in a minivan crash that killed four people.
Trapped teen calls own ambulance
A 19-year-old man who rolled his ute called his own ambulance after laying trapped for two hours with spinal injuries.
Cyclist hit and killed by car named
A cyclist hit and killed by a car in east Christchurch yesterday has been named by police.
Cyclist critical after crash
A male cyclist is in critical condition after being hit by a car in Christchurch this afternoon.
Miracle escape for truckie
Emergency services say it is a miracle that a Napier man walked away with minor injuries from a serious truck crash near Gisborne yesterday.
Survivors 'lucky' in crash
Two "lucky" women continue to recover in hospital today after surviving a head-on crash involving a convertible Audi on Auckland's Tamaki Drive last night.
Death devastates club
A teenager killed in a car crash in Papakura has been remembered by grief-stricken friends and his rugby team.
Driver trapped after head-on collision
A driver is trapped after a head-on collision on Tamaki Drive in Auckland this evening. Police and emergency services are at the scene and traffic is being diverted.
Horror crash driver had no licence
Police have confirmed that the driver killed in a crash at Helensville with her young nephews yesterday did not have a licence.
Woman, two kids killed in horror crash
Two children - a baby and an 11-year-old boy - and their young aunt were killed in a crash that also left their 6-year-old sister and a man fighting for their lives.
Man hit by ambulance seriously injured
A man is in a serious condition in hospital after he was hit by an ambulance while crossing the road in south Auckland.
Truck spills 14,000 litres of glue
Several thousand litres of glue have spilled onto the road after two trucks collided on State Highway 1 south of Whangarei this morning.