Horror road smash: Tangi for parents and five kids to be held in Hawke's Bay
Seven crash victims will be brought home to Timikara Marae.
Seven crash victims will be brought home to Timikara Marae.
Emergency services are on the scene, with a helicopter also dispatched.
The children's grandmother Sherilyn Poutawa has spoken of the family's heartache.
Earlier: The grandmother of five children who died alongside their parents in a horrific crash at Atiamuri says "no words can fully describe the agony" of the whānau's grief.
The death of eight people in a crash has renewed calls for measures to make roads safer.
A family of seven and a Scouts New Zealand employee died in the Atiamuri crash.
Tokoroa crew were first firefighters at crash scene north of Taupō where eight died.
The Government needs to make roads safer, says an outspoken road safety campaigner.
The couple's 9-year-old son remains stable in Waikato Hospital today.
Devastating impact of crash makes identification of the victims difficult.
Two vehicles were involved the crash on SH1 near Taupo – an SUV and a van.
Long delays expected after SH1 closed north of Taupō.
Police say a vehicle was found with a body inside
A body has been found inside a vehicle near the Maungatapu Bridge in Tauranga.
Power outage at almost 500 properties in Tauranga after car damages power pole.
GRAPHIC WARNING: Lisa Rendell never heard the logging truck hurtling toward her.
Four motorcycle riders have been injured in a five-bike crash in Hunua.
Police are seeking witnesses to a crash that killed a man near Kawerau.
The crash happened on SH34, Kawerau Rd West between SH30 and Kawerau.
The heaviest traffic flows could persist for more than five hours at some hotspots.
Mum grateful for prayers: "They didn't know if he was going to open his eyes."
A number of crashes occurred throughout the country on Anzac Day.
Police attempted to stop the vehicle a few minutes prior to crash.
Five serious crashes since yesterday - three dead, four with serious or critical injuries
Diversions were in place on State Highway 1 south of Timaru after the 11.40am crash.
They were the best dressed emergency services on scene, but they weren't needed for long.
Te Ngae Rd is currently blocked and diversions are in place.
Marshland Rd crash in east Christchurch leaves road blocked in both directions.
A third person died in a crash at 5.30am today north of Gisborne.
Fleeing driver dodged road spikes, then struck police patrol car.