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Man critically injured in two-truck crash

A man is in critical condition after a two-truck crash in Palmerston North, which has closed the road as freight spilled across both lanes.

One injured after car rolls in Manurewa

A person has been injured in a car crash in Manurewa, South Auckland, this morning.

Holiday road toll ends, 19 dead

Nineteen people lost their lives on New Zealand roads over the Christmas and New Year period. The youngest victim was 2-years-old.

Man who drowned at Lake Ferry named

The name of the Filipino fisherman who was washed out to sea yesterday has been released.

Fireworks display: More hit by debris

A pyrotechnics expert says industry will keep close tabs on investigation into how a Dunedin man suffered a severe eye injury during NY fireworks display.

Car crash blocking lanes on motorway

A single-car crash is blocking an off-ramp on Auckland's Southern Motorway this evening. Police, ambulance and fire crews are at

One critical after car crash in Hunua

A person is in a critical condition in Middlemore Hospital after a car crash south of Auckland this afternoon. Emergency crews were

2016 road toll worst in six years

Both the holiday road toll and last year's entire toll are the worst they've been in years.

'Climbers, make sure you make it home'

The death of a young Czech man who fell several hundred metres on Mt Aspiring is "tragic", the Mountain Safety Council says.

'Immense sadness' over death of teens

Family and friends of the three teens killed in a horror smash have been visiting the crash site in Canterbury all day today.

Car flips north of Whanganui

A car filled with adults and children has flipped on SH4 north of Whanganui.

Annual road toll highest in six years

The annual road toll has exceeded last year's grim total with four days before the period ends

SH1 opens but delays continue near Wellsford

Significant delays remain on State Highway 1 north of Wellsford after this morning's truck crash.

'My arm was sizzling under the engine'

WARNING: GRAPHIC A post-Christmas camping trip ended with an 18-year-old woman trapped under the bonnet of a rolled car.

Bus crash: Tonga's deputy PM wants kids home

Tonga's deputy prime minister is focused on getting the schoolchildren involved in a Christmas Eve bus tragedy in New Zealand home.

Poor judgment causing carnage

What's behind the horror on our roads? A look into the factors that are causing crashes.

Holiday road toll rises to eight

A fatal crash in the Manawatu has brought the holiday road toll to eight this evening.

'He always put everybody before himself'

The 11-year-old boy who died in the Christmas Eve bus crash was "quiet, kind and smiley" his sister says.