The mother of a woman killed by a drink-driver is outraged police have stopped releasing name-and-shame lists of convicted drink-drivers because of concerns about breaching their privacy.

Two people have suffered moderate injuries after their vehicle crashed in Northland this morning, trapping one of the occupants.

A refrigerated truck and trailer carrying meat and vegetables has rolled in south Otago, blocking State Highway 1.

Thinking her husband was dead, Nina Bartlett scrambled out of bed to get to her newborn baby seconds after a stolen car ploughed through their bedroom at 150km/h.

A stolen car sought by police in connection with an assault ploughed into a large road sign pole in Hamilton, critically injuring a teenager.

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

One person has suffered serious injuries after a train and a car collided in Hawkes Bay this afternoon.

Two people suffered minor injuries when a car and a tour bus, with 24 passengers, collided in Fiordland today.

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.

Neighbours who alerted a family to a burning truck in their front yard early yesterday say it was only luck the house didn't burn down.

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