Three critical in two crashes
A motorbike and SUV collided in Westport and the Ōpōtiki crash involved a single vehicle.
A motorbike and SUV collided in Westport and the Ōpōtiki crash involved a single vehicle.
Despite a broken collarbone, he tried to help his injured friend out of the car.
Police will be boosting their presence on roads this long weekend.
Motorists using the Southwestern Motorway should expect delays.
'I didn’t have time to think about too much. But I thought my number was up.'
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The man who died in a crash in Mid Canterbury at the weekend was from Tauranga.
St Georges Rd was closed after the accident around 12.50am.
Police were called to the crash on Moutere Highway 9.15pm yesterday.
Emergency services are responding to a crash south of the Johnstones Hill Tunnel.
At least one person has been injured in a late night crash in South Auckland.
Initial indications suggest there are serious injuries.
Five other occupants have been transported to hospital - two in critical condition.
Motorists are asked to take an alternate route.
In Palmerston North, man died after car mounted path; West Coast crash was in Charleston.
Pattie Ree suffered a serious concussion following a lime scooter accident.
Two men in their 20s remain in hospital with injuries after the two-car crash.
Motorists are being advised to expect delays heading northbound from Manukau.
Residents plead with the council to take further action against 'unsafe driving culture'.
Motorists should expect delays.
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Emergency services arrived on the scene at around 3.30pm today.
Multiple crashes over the weekend have claimed four lives and caused serious injuries too.
Traffic was diverted and the highway was expected to be closed for at least two hours.
Roading damage 'on a scale rarely seen' could empty council's pockets.
The crash occurred shortly after 11.15pm.
The young driver was jailed over the crash.
This is the second fatal accident to occur in the spot in less than a month.
A 42yo man has been arrested and will appear in Waitākere District Court on Thursday.
Inquiries into circumstances of the crash are ongoing.