A man faces a charge of driving while incapable after crashing into several parked vehicles near a busy Auckland intersection today.

A woman whose car was spun across three lanes in an accident on the Southern Motorway has been refused accident compensation for her back injury on the grounds that her spinal problem is "degenerative".

Police cannot stop chasing offenders or the practice of driving off will become more common, the Police Minister says.

A traffic control worker has said a person had been hit by a bus but did not have anymore information.

Two people are dead and five others injured after two police pursuits ended in crashes at the weekend.

The husband of one of three cyclists killed after being struck by a car near Morrinsville says the 23-year-old behind the wheel is a "victim too" - and has appealed for better training for young drivers.

A Matamata woman has been charged with three counts of careless driving causing death.

Three people have been hit by buses on a Wellington street since it was made two-way on Sunday.