A witness has described a screech of tyres and a "thud" as a car hit and killed a 7-year-old boy running across a road outside a Wellington school yesterday.

A witness has described how there was a screech of tyres and a "thud" as a car killed a 7-year-old boy running across a road just outside a Wellington school today.

The driver of a Nissan Skyline involved in a crash with a van near Reporoa which injured nine tourists has been found by police.

The man accused of killing New Plymouth jogger Anne McCullough has had the charge against him upgraded to murder.

The sole survivor of a fiery crash which killed four people, including his son and partner, was getting over a recent tragedy but excited after getting engaged.

A motorcyclist was thrown into the air when he was hit by a 13-year-old boy fleeing police in a stolen car.

Waitomo crash survivor Kirsten Steinke is on her way home to Colorado after a month in hospital following the crash that killed her new husband.

Mystery surrounds the removal of a hit-and-run victim's body to a site 10km from where she was hit while jogging.

The country's top road cop says the road toll of seven so far this Labour Weekend is disappointing.

Two mothers are among the victims of a horrific holiday weekend on the roads - one dying in a fiery crash caused by a suspected drink driver, the other in a hit and run.

Milk tankers stopped collecting milk in the Far North after a 14-year-old boy was killed when his bicycle collided with a Fonterra tanker.

A truck's cab bursted into flames while travelling along Auckland's Southern Motorway this morning, causing major traffic delays.

Police have now cleared the scene after a truck caught fire on Auckland's Southern Motorway.