"Down the Wharerata Hills, the brakes on the bus started to fail," court documents read.

A man has died in a crash in the Maramarua Forest in the Waikato.

Police said it appeared one person was trapped after their vehicle rolled.

A woman is in a serious condition after being struck by a vehicle in New Lynn.

Jayde Cummings and Steve Macnee were killed in a crash near Outram in 2019. Video / Gregor Richardson / ODT

A person has been critically injured in a car crash in Nelson.

The breakdown has caused heavy congestion from East Tamaki to Greenlane.

The crash happened just after 3am in rural Canterbury.

Three people have been taken to Rotorua Hospital after an early morning crash in Ātiamuri.

Focus Live Earlier: Two dead in crashes across North Island, diversions in place.

The car and a shipping container on a building site were engulfed in flames.

The car crashed through a fence and into a container.

Traffic is backing up behind the crash scene.

Four-vehicle crash has left one person seriously hurt, as commuters told to delay journey.

Shaken bystander: "There wasn't much we could do."

Two crashes are causing delays on Auckland's motorway network early this morning.

Emergency services were called to the crash on Maritime Terrace about 5.30pm last night.

The motorcyclist's death brings this year's road toll to 238.

The incident was in Phillipstown and emergency services ask that people avoid the area.

Motorist were asked to delay their travel or avoid the area if possible.

Five Chinese tourists, including a child, were killed in a bus crash this week at Ngātira.

Three people missing in Far North bush have come out safely late this morning.

A crash is causing delays on Auckland's Southern Motorway near Takanini this morning.

Ratings based on records from more than eight million road crashes.

Passengers have confirmed that seatbelts were being worn at the time of the crash.

Five people died after a tourist bus rolled on State Highway 5 at Ngātira, near Rotorua.