A car has crashed into a McDonald's restaurant in Wairau Valley in Auckland. The 65-year-old driver was treated for minor injuries but was not taken to hospital.

Seven people were taken to hospital with broken bones, cuts and abrasions after the van they were in crashed into a drain yesterday afternoon.

The parents of a 3-year-old boy who was hit by a reversing car at a Raglan boat ramp this morning have praised the quick response of members of the public.

A split-second decision to accelerate away from a parked police car caused the motorcycle deaths of two men south of Wellsford, a coroner has found.

A 20-year-old motorcyclist killed in Ruawai last night was not wearing a helmet.

A Wellington man has pleaded not guilty to careless driving over a car crash which killed his partner's unborn child.

Two male German tourists working in New Zealand were critically hurt in a crash in the Cromwell Gorge last night.

A man has been charged over a car crash in Wellington which killed a woman's unborn child.

Traffic is backed up on Auckland’s Northwestern motorway after a collision between a truck and a car.

An out-of-control car came close to demolishing one of Northland's oldest hotels when it skittled all but two of the pillars holding up its first floor verandah.

From time to time, there is an eruption of concern about the dangers posed by quad bikes.

Wellington police have released the name of the cyclist who was killed when he was struck by a car on Ohariu Valley Road yesterday.

One woman is dead after a car she was a passenger in left the road and crashed into a tree this afternoon.

A cyclist has died after colliding with a car near Wellington this morning. Police are at the scene and it is expected the road may be closed for several hours.

Debbie Armstrong is still haunted by the memory of watching her husband die, but she has managed to carry on.

A 17-year-old was in police custody last night after a car sought since a mid-afternoon chase stretching more than 15km crashed in a narrow suburban Napier street.

A record low holiday road toll has been welcomed but more efforts are needed to continue to improve road safety, say police.

Last year New Zealand recorded its second lowest road toll in 50 years, with the deaths of young people significantly stemmed, police say.

The road toll for the year stands at 318 - more than 40 higher than the 2011 tally.

Two people were taken to Whangarei Hospital by ambulance following a road crash on State Highway 1 this morning.

A truck driver's come away from a crash in Counties Manukau unscathed.

Police are reminding drivers to refrain from driving if they have been drinking and drive within the speed limits after a 22-year-old man was killed last night on the roads.

A 23-year-old man from North Canterbury is in a critical condition after being thrown from his vehicle when it crashed into a pole. The accident happened in Harwarden, near Lake Sumner Forest Park, just after midnight on Thursday.

Three men have been taken to hospital after a car rolled into the sea in Nelson.

Two cars have been involved in a serious crash south of Gisborne.

A 16-year-old is in critical condition in hospital after a car left the road and rolled down a bank on Christmas morning.

Heavy lifting cranes are on their way to the scene of a milk tanker crash that is blocking State Highway 3 in the lower North Island.