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1 dead, 2 injured in Nelson crash

A woman has died and two others injured when the car they were in submerged in Saltwater Creek in Nelson.

Car flips in Ngaio Gorge

Driver escapes truck roll with minor injuries

A man escaped with minor injuries after the Fulton Hogan truck he was driving rolled 50m down a bank into a Brighton creek near Dunedin yesterday.

'No right' to be near a car

When a Rotorua woman who drove into two pedestrians tried to explain to a judge she'd only had two glasses of wine, he asked 'What were they - buckets?'

Woman killed in Waikato crash named

Eileen Veronica Sealy, 52, was thrown from her car on State Highway 30, near the junction of Maraeroa Road, at Benneydale, early on Monday.

Concerns over pursuit of drunk driver

The police watchdog has raised concerns about officers' actions while pursuing a drunk driver through south Auckland, which ended in a crash that left a passenger dead.

Woman dies in Waitomo crash

A woman has died in a crash in Waitomo early today. The crash happened on State Highway 30, near the junction of Maraeroa Rd, at Benneydale, about 3.30am, police said.

Woman hurt as car hits house

A 19-year-old woman is seriously injured after she was crushed against a house by a car in west Auckland last night.

Athletics: Back broken but spirit very much intact

In October 1989 a scooter accident changed Lee Warn's life forever - but not in the way you would expect.

Car collides with large group of cyclists in Hamilton

Four cyclists were injured, one critically, when a car collided with a large group of them in Hamilton yesterday.

Man killed in south Canterbury crash named

Police have named the man who died in a collision between a four-wheel drive vehicle and a truck and trailer unit in south Canterbury at the weekend.

Woman propelled into shop window in car crash

Crash rescuer tells of cry for help

A Hawke's Bay man who helped rescue a couple from their crashed station wagon in rain near Wairoa has clear memories of the driver's pleas.

Pedestrian killed near Blenheim

Fatal crash in Canterbury

Family in van flips over in Southland

Auckland student taken to hospital with serious injuries

An Auckland Grammar student has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being knocked off his bike in a collision with a car.

Baby killed after SH1 collision named

A five-and-a-half week old baby who died after a car crash in South Canterbury has been named as Amadeus Tutunoa of Timaru.