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Opotiki crash brings toll to eight
The holiday road toll now stands at eight following a crash in Opotiki in the eastern Bay of Plenty this evening in which a man died after being flung through the windscreen of a car.
Two fighting for lives after crash
Speed, alcohol and driver fatigue all appear to have been contributing factors in a crash on SH1 at Horotiu, north of Hamilton, today that has left two young men fighting for their lives.
Holiday road toll rises to seven
A fatal crash in Hastings early today has taken the holiday road toll to seven but provisional figures show the road toll for 2010 is 373, down 12 from 2009.
Road toll up to six
The holiday road toll has risen to six after a fatal crash on the Napier-Taupo highway this afternoon.
Injured bus driver's wife grateful to quick-thinking helpers
The wife of Ross McSheffrey, who was pinned under his own bus yesterday, has paid tribute to his rescuers.
Digger used to lift bus off trapped driver
A contractor who used his digger to lift a bus off its trapped driver, and an off-duty nurse may have saved the man's life yesterday.
Two crashes bring road toll to five
The deaths of a teen riding on the back of a truck and a motorcylist this afternoon have brought the holiday road toll to five, while a serious crash stalled holiday traffic through Warkworth, north of Auckland.
Driver run over by own bus
A bus driver is in a critical condition after being run over by his own bus, which rolled about 40m after he parked it in gear, outside Waikato Hospital in Hamilton this morning.
'I was screaming for my life'
As she watched a car and then a truck hurtle towards her, Chelsea Walker's only thought was how she and her family could survive the head-on collision - and the pile-up that put 12 people in hospital.
Good start to holiday period on the road
Drivers appear to be taking more care on the roads over the Christmas period, with police noting a reduction in road crashes this year.
Fatal crash driver was 13, police say
A 13-year-old boy was driving the Toyota Hilux that crashed in Hawkes Bay yesterday killing a 17-year-old woman, say police.
Twelve hurt in horrific multiple pile-up
Eight of 12 people injured in a Hawkes Bay crash yesterday remain in hospital, while a 17-year-old killed earlier in the day has been named.
Ten hospitalised following multi-vehicle crash
A multi-vehicle pile up in Hawkes Bay has put 10 people in hospital, three with critical injuries, say police. Two tourists, one German and one Italian, are among those injured.
Crash victim remains in a serious condition
A 20-year-old man remains in a serious condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit after a crash in the Waikato last night.
Crash takes holiday road toll to three
The official holiday road death toll has risen to three after a 17-year-old was killed in a Hawkes Bay crash.
Police look at new speed cameras
Police are setting a new trap for speeding drivers who slam on their brakes at the last minute for roadside speed cameras. The point-to-point cameras record the time a car takes to travel between two points.
He was going to cook his family Christmas dinner
The family of a father-of-two hit by a car yesterday are grieving for 'a wonderful family man'.
Police appeal after hit-and-run death
Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run in Manukau early today, which took the holiday road toll to two.