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SH7 reopened following fatal crash

Police have reopened State Highway 7 following a crash shortly before 1pm yesterday in which a motorcyclist heading to the annual Woodstock Rally near Hokitika was killed.

Kenya crash: Thousands expected at funeral for couple

More than 2,000 people are expected to attend a funeral in Tauranga this morning for the husband and wife who died in a road crash in Kenya.

Truck's trailer engulfed in flames

A truck driver was unaware his moving trailer had been engulfed in flames until he heard a loud explosion and looked in his rear-view mirror.

Te Mata Peak crash investigation continues

A teenager was found dead after being flung from a Mercedes Benz when it crashed off Te Mata Peak in Hawke's Bay yesterday morning.

One dead after Te Mata Peak plunge

A man has died after a car plunged 150m down Te Mata Peak in Hawkes Bay.

Kenyan bus crash survivors return home

Four of the Bethlehem College students involved in a fatal minibus crash in Kenya have been reunited with family and friends.

Eight injured in head-on crash in Whangarei

Eight people were taken to hospital after a stolen car crashed into another vehicle containing six people near where a police patrol had stopped to speak to a cyclist.

Kenya crash victims on way home

The first members of a Tauranga school group are due home from Kenya today as funeral preparations continue for three of their colleagues killed on the trip.

Horrific crash puts family in hospital

Two children and their parents are in hospital after a horrific crash near Taupo.

Australian man fights for life after Waikato crash

Car smashes into McDonald's

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 hurt as van crashes south of Hastings

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

Fatal collision near Nelson

Boy run over by reversing car

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.

Motorcyclists died while fleeing police

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.

Motorcyclist killed in crash not wearing helmet

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

Unborn baby case: Man pleads not guilty

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

German tourists critically hurt in Cromwell Gorge crash

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