Crash causes delay on Auckland's Southern Motorway
Delays are expected near the city centre.
Delays are expected near the city centre.
Motorist waited less than 20 seconds, then took matters into their own hands.
The two Papatoetoe bus tragedy victims have now been identified.
Counties Manukau, Canterbury, Auckland Central, Waikato are getting new speed cameras.
Tanker flips upside down in downtown Dunedin. Source: ODT
The driver of the tanker was being treated for minor injuries, police say.
The witness had left the scene before officers arrived.
Julie Anne Genter says cycleways will be rolled out faster as design gets better.
"Target of zero deaths is audacious, and it's also been successful," Health Minister says.
Figures reveal 9 per cent of fatal crashes are linked to some sort of vehicle fault.
Journalist Edward Rooney found booking an airbag replacement surprising effortless.
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A stretch of the road is closed and diversions are in place.
The crash caused the death of a 62-year-old Hawke's Bay man Hemi Rapaea.
The airbags can deploy unexpectedly, spraying passengers with shrapnel.
A car and a light truck collided in the Hamilton suburb of Temple View.
Petrol tax review is just "routine", Jacinda Ardern says.
Comment: Driving 100km/h is not the issue. Target the issue. Don't punish the rest of us.
The serious incident has closed a portion of State Highway 1 both north and south.
Report says reducing average speeds by 1 per cent would cut road deaths by 4 per cent.
The truck has blocked three lanes.
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Prepare for long trips home if you're heading back to main centres tomorrow.
Queues of cars are starting to clog up arterial routes out of the city.
She died 12 hours after she was hit in South Auckland.
The single occupant of the car had sustained critical injuries in the crash.
Police attended the incident on Alfriston Rd, in Manurewa, around 4.20pm.
A diversion was in place down Raynes Rd and State Highway 21.
Children's feet seen dangling from the open door of a Ritchies bus travelling on a 100km/h road. / Supplied by Danielle Silich
Police call the figures "concerning".