The Rimutaka Hill Road has been closed this morning due to a spill. A police spokesperson said the spill, believed to be either diesel or oil, was reported about 6.30am.

A man whose son drowned after his car rolled into a pond on the West Coast last month has finally been interviewed by police.

The family of a Canadian woman killed in a road accident on a Waitomo intersection say they are shocked to learn another tourist's life has been taken there.

A woman who died when she was hit by a train today near Ashburton had been the subject of a police pursuit earlier this morning.

A man whose son drowned when his ute rolled into a pond on the West Coast was suffering from a terminal brain tumour he did not know about at the time, a family friend says.

Four overturned trucks in just over a week have brought a warning to drivers to watch their speed, loads and fatigue levels.

A run of four overturned truck accidents in just a week has officials wondering why.

An 18-year-old man charged over a deadly hit-and-run on Saturday night has been granted bail.

A man has died in a two-car collision between a van and vehicle on State Highway 1 in Northland.

A person has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after being trapped in their car in central Auckland.

A truck driver has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was rescued from a milk tanker which crashed into a power pole, bringing down live power lines. The man was trapped in the badly damaged cab for about 40 minutes.

A car that crashed in Auckland early today was jammed with nine teenagers, including one in the boot. Police believed the teenagers were heading from a party on the Shore to the city.