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Dad criticises teen crash fatigue
The father of a teen injured in an alcohol-fuelled crash has questioned his son's treatment and says emergency services are suffering "teenage accident fatigue".
Arguing after crash 'distressing'
A woman at the scene of a major car accident says arguing family members seemed more concerned about who was driving than attending to two dying teen sisters.
Rush-hour car hits boy, 9
A 9-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a car overtaking on the inside of a queue of heavy traffic in South Auckland last night.
No charges yet after teen girls' crash
A group of teen girls who allegedly caused mayhem at an Auckland cafe before crashing a stolen car in a police pursuit will be spoken to before charges are laid.
Teen injured in crash during pursuit discharged
The second of four teenage girls injured in a crash during a high-speed police pursuit in Auckland has been discharged from hospital.
Teens flee from police in stolen car
A 15-year-old driver reached speeds of 130km/h in a stolen car while fleeing from police in Tauranga overnight.
Court hears of sisters' last minutes
In their final moments, two teenage sisters sat together in the back of a speeding car on their way to a family cemetery - one pleading with the driver to slow down.
Crash trio deny manslaughter charges
"Alcohol-fuelled madness" on a Tauranga road led to the deaths of two young teens on Christmas Day 2011, a court has been told.
Teen girls remain critical after crash
Two of four teenage girls involved in a crash during a police pursuit late on Sunday remain in a critical condition in Auckland City Hospital.
Police 'comfortable' with pursuit actions
Police say they are "comfortable" with the actions of officers involved in a one-minute pursuit that resulted in four teenage girls fighting for their lives in hospital.
Toddler stands tall over injury
The parents of three-year-old Aiden Lints were told he would never walk again after a major car crash, but the determined toddler is putting one leg in front of the other.
Teen 'bedlam' before pursuit, crash
Screams of "I can't feel my legs ... I'm going to die" were heard by a witness shortly after a crash in Kohimarama involving four teen girls who fled a police stop.
One dead in Canterbury crash
One person is dead after a car crash north of Christchurch early this morning.
Call for calm after road rage attack
Cyclists and car lovers are calling for calm after an alleged road-rage attack this week put a Taupo triathlete in hospital with serious injuries.
Charges devastate wife, court told
The wife of a Wellington man charged with careless driving, resulting in the death of their unborn baby, is devastated about the charges and does not want court action to continue, a court was told today.
Woman killed as vehicle rolls on Waikato farm
A woman was killed on a Waikato farm yesterday when the vehicle she was driving rolled down a bank.
Teen joyrider faces eight charges
A man was watching the end of an international cricket match in his lounge when a police pursuit came to a dramatic end outside his doorstep.
Man crashes into pole after police end pursuit
A Whangarei man was taken to hospital after crashing into a power pole shortly after police abandoned a pursuit of his car.
Man hospitalised after being hit by car near Dipton
A man is in intensive care at Dunedin Hospital after he was hit by a car near Dipton last night.
Crash prompts police to remind motorists to rest
A man who crashed his ute on the outskirts of Hamilton this morning could have been trapped for hours if a witness hadn't seen the vehicle career across a paddock and into a creek.
Bus driver convicted over crash
A Go Bus driver who was carrying 19 Bethlehem College students when he collided with a ute on State Highway 2 has been convicted of careless driving and discharged.
Woman dies in head-on smash with truck near Gisborne
A woman died in a head-on smash between people-mover and an articulated truck in Ormond township, near Gisborne, early this morning.