Two people have been taken to hospital in a serious condition after a crash in Christchurch this morning.

Drivers are being urged to be careful after two recent crashes involving cars skidding on black ice.

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after he was hit by a bus in Auckland this morning.

Police have not been able to identify the man who died in a car crash near Ruakaka yesterday.

Motorists have been urged to avoid travelling along rural highways in Manawatu and Whanganui unless it is essential, as heavy rain continues to cause havoc.

The Coroner has found the death of a tourist driver may have been caused by a combination of unclear signage and unfamiliarity with New Zealand road markings.

We think of death on the roads as something that happens to other people. But when that other person is someone we feel we know, it rams home the reality, writes Paul Thomas.

The tourist driver who caused the death of Oamaru 5-year-old Ruby Marris is appealing his jail sentence.

''Today Mr Cao has received his sentence, but it doesn't matter what it is, as nothing will bring our Ruby back,'' a statement from the couple said.

A woman died after trying to do a U-turn when a logging truck struck her vehicle outside of Te Puke this morning, police say.

Motorists are being warned to take care this Queen's Birthday weekend as holiday-makers hit the roads, winter draws in and 'Gypsy Day' stock moving takes place.

A wannabe stuntman who surfed atop a taxi as it went over the Harbour Bridge has argued his case should be thrown out because he did not endanger anyone other than himself.

New Zealand has recorded the sharpest increase in annual road deaths of a group of 28 countries in an international study.

Road safety operations will be carried out through the end of May and into June as part of “Operation Twistlock,” a trans-Tasman road safety initiative focusing on heavy vehicles.

There are actually two sets of road rules, it would seem.

Police have recovered a car in which a person died after it went down a bank and was engulfed in flames.

Why does a driver become a biker? Some can't afford cars, some don't have parks, some think they're saving the planet. For me it's a selfish health issue, writes Matt Heath.

Artistic and computer wizardry has given insights into what children might have looked like today had they not been cruelly snatched in road crashes.

A man who took his case all the way to the Court of Appeal has failed in his bid to challenge an $80 speeding fine.

After a year living in Mexico it's fair to say the roads were chaotic there. But, I truly believe Mexican drivers were better than Aucklanders, writes Sam Judd.

A Chinese tourist has admitted causing the death of Oamaru 5-year-old Ruby Jay Marris.

One person was extracted from their car and four others were injured after a vehicle crash in Whitford earlier today, leading police to warn motorists to take extra caution.

Members of a family injured in a crash which killed a young girl on Friday night remain in hospital.

This Easter weekend had the second lowest road toll on record and was the first with the new lower alcohol limits for drivers in effect.

Easter commuters are being urged to be patient and drive home safely, with the road toll on track to be close to the record low after one fatal crash over the long weekend.

Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy was advised to ignore calls and don't answer the phone following concerns raised over foreign drivers.

Drivers don’t divert to alternative routes unless they can see the queue, even if they’ve already been warned of a blockage.

Traffic heading both north and south out of Auckland has slowed to a crawl in places, as holiday-makers head for their favourite Easter spots.

Police are vowing to focus on preventing "risk-taking" behaviour from motorists on the roads this Easter.