'I had to swerve for our lives': Woman's stark warning after fatal crash
A Waikato woman was travelling with her baby when she swerved to avoid the truck.
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Four seriously injured in separate crashes along Southland highway
Three people have been taken to hospital by rescue helicopter.
'Tragic and preventable': Baby critical after parents among 8 killed on roads
Two days. Five crashes. Eight people dead.
Horrific road tragedy: Baby critically hurt after parents killed in crash
"He was crying, it was very weak," witness says of baby pulled from crashed vehicle.
Horror weekend on the roads: Fatal crash, diversions in place
Two crashes near Waitomo after seven people died on North Island roads this weekend.
'Angels were holding on to him': Passerby praised as teen survives horror crash
'Thank you so much to the man that found my son and bought him straight to the hospital.'
Deadly crashes: Three killed in Northland smash, four dead in Waikato
Emergency services were called to the scene on Whananaki Rd at 2.15am.
Serious motorcycle crash in east Auckland closes major road
Redoubt Rd in Goodwood Heights has been closed and one person left with serious injuries.
Traffic chaos: Multiple car crash on Auckland's southwestern motorway
A multiple-car crash is causing delays on the southwestern motorway, near Hillsborough.
Police name Queenstown woman killed in 4WD crash
Police have named a Queenstown woman killed after a vehicle hurtled down a steep bank.
Invercargill woman killed in van crash named
Police have released the name of a young woman who died at the weekend.
Five crashes, 23 deaths: Grim toll for Taupō's roads
The Taupō /South Waikato road toll last year was 33, many of them multiple fatalities.
Trapped person freed after car and bus collide
Police have freed a person from a car after it collided with a bus.
Hundreds make memorial ride in tribute to killed cyclist
Brent Norriss was killed after being struck by a car on his way home.
She spent her career helping victims: Police officer dies after crash
Naomi McRae died of her injuries after a serious crash in Karaka last week.
Widow of man killed in tourist-driver crash: 'We were living our happily ever after'
"He was my home and now I get to walk into just an empty house."
Home Shop truck hits house in Auckland
The crash took out a corner of a house and left one person badly hurt.
Road closed after crash involving car and tanker
Linwood Road in Karaka, south of Auckland, is closed after a serious crash.
'He knew he was loved': Young dad killed, dies in wife's arms
"I had 20 mins holding him and telling him how loved he is and that we are okay."
Truck driver’s near miss after dangerous illegal decision on SH1 interchange
A truck driver’s dangerous and illegal manoeuvre has been captured on video after the driver nearly caused a a two-truck collision. Video / NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Major delays after Auckland Harbour Bridge crash
A crash involving at least three vehicles has caused major delays for commuters.
Four deaths devastate Otago town of Makarora
Pair of trampers found dead just days after two were killed in a car crash.
Car alight after Kerikeri crash
A chopper has been called to take one seriously injured person to hospital.
Mum and daughter hit by runaway bus: A miraculous story of survival
A mum dragged under a bus with her baby daughter feared they wouldn't survive.
Motorcyclist killed in serious crash in Manawatu-Wanganui
The crash was reported just after 3pm.
One dead in crash after car hits wall at speed
The body of the deceased driver remains trapped in the car.
Fatal car crash in Hamilton
Waikato road policing manager Jeff Penno said they are in the early stages of a scene examination into the fatal crash. Video / Natalie Akoorie
Roadworker injured after motorcyclist flees police, crashes
A motorcyclist has been arrested after fleeing police before crashing into a road worker.
Booze, learner licences and police checkpoints behind road toll rise: study
Booze and learner drivers singled out in new analysis of recent leap in NZ's road toll.
Massive crash caught on camera along SH16 between Helensville and Kaukapakapa
Massive crash caught on camera along SH16 between Helensville and Kaukapakapa. Video / Rachel Cunliffe
Landlord speaks after tenant's horror road death: 'I feared for my safety'
Landlord "pressed the accelerator, hoping I'd miss him".
Tenant's death: 'Threatened' landlord says he was trying to escape when man was 'accidentally' run over
A Christchurch landlord claims he felt threatened after his tenant 'lunged towards me'.
Four hurt in crash in central North Island: SH1 reopens
Initial reports suggest people were seriously injured in the crash.