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.

A coroner has praised three teenagers for their efforts to rescue a drunk driver who was crushed to death by his runaway car near Timaru.

Family of a woman killed in a collision with a police car last week welcomed officers into her funeral with open arms.