An out-of-control bus crashed through a fence and into the deck of a busy Tauranga cafe just 10 minutes after closing time.

A man has been convicted of careless driving causing injury, despite the fact he wasn't driving the car that crashed, injuring him and his mother.

A communication breakdown between police and Child Youth and Family meant a teen was on the run for three months before crashing and dying in a stolen car.

A truck driver is dead after a fully laden truck and trailer unit rolled down a bank leaving a timber mill in Whangarei.

Germany's Jacqueline Zech says she had the "best father ever" in an emotional tribute after her dad died in a motorcycle crash north of Wanganui.

The German tourist who suffered life-threatening injuries to his head and face when his motorcycle collided with a four-wheel-drive north of Wanganui yesterday afternoon died in Wanganui Hospital overnight.

Two men were taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in smashed head-on into a tree in Napier.

An elderly man has died and two others have been cut from the wreckage of a two-car crash north of Christchurch this afternoon.

The family of a young man killed in a Waikato hit-and-run hopes an upcoming inquest will finally reveal how he died.

An Auckland teenage driver has appeared in court today charged with causing the death of a passenger who died after he was impaled on a metal rod.

Bette Eavestaff's hopes of a quiet start to the day crashed in around her as a car ploughed into her bedroom yesterday.

Edwin Kidwell cannot remember his mother. But her death when he was 3 has had a "dark" impact on his life.

They should never have been on the bus. But a mix-up with their booking led to 36 people hopping aboard a dilapidated coach that would become a death-trap.

Waikato police say the consequences of poor decision making are readily apparent as officers investigate the death of a young man early this morning.

A three-year-old boy is in critical condition following a hit-and-run in South Auckland this morning.

A man remains in critical condition after he was cut from the wreckage of his car following a serious crash in Southland.

A New Zealand woman described as a pharmacological nightmare will be deported from Australia after running over and killing two teenage boys while high on prescription medication.

The teenager driving in the fatal Bethlehem College crash would not have been legally allowed to drive the ill-fated van.