
Pedestrian and motorcyclist die in morning crashes
Two people have died in crashes in Auckland and Whāngārei this morning.
Two people have died in crashes in Auckland and Whāngārei this morning.
Motorists crossing the bridge southbound have been warned to expect delays.
What their family saw was haunting: "I had to sit there and watch my two babies die."
The car crashed off the Southern Motorway, down a bank and into a house in Otara.
Emergency services were called to the crash on Dobson St about 12.50am.
Five people have been injured - one critically - in a two-vehicle crash in Nelson.
The incident took place near Greville Rd, motorists are being warned of delays.
Nakeeta Prior, 19, was sentenced in the Rotorua District Court this week.
Road from Tuakau to Port Waikato closed at this stage.
"His actions in no doubt assisted emergency services this morning," say police.
A car crashed into a pole at the intersection of Hillcrest and Station Rds in Papatoetoe.
Puipuiomaota Galuvao hit and killed a schoolgirl in 2014 while driving unlicensed.
A man who stopped to help a victim of a car crash in Papatoetoe is being hailed a hero.
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A pursuit began after the car ran a red light at high speed, police say.
Steve Reid is back on the road - for a second time.
Fire crews have now put out the fire and police are waiting for a tow truck to arrive.
The road is closed and traffic management is in place.
St Johns said multiple people were treated for minor injuries.
A police officer suffered minor injuries in the crash.
Emergency rushed to the scene at Kennedy Rd in Napier tonight.
"In my 30 years of driving, it was the closest it has ever been."
A man in his 30s was killed in the crash on Aviemore Dr on Friday.
The sole occupant of the vehicle, a 38-year-old woman, died in the crash.
"It wasn't good, but I have my feet on the ground and are standing upright ... "
The serious crash occurred about 9.20pm tonight in the Canterbury town of Dunsandel.
A young man was the victim of last night's fatal crash.
The Serious Crash Unit is on the way to the crash scene tonight.
Residents says traffic backed up "as far as the eye can see" in both directions.
Four people were injured in a serious crash in Manukau early this morning.