A pilot "did everything right" to land a light aircraft in a paddock after the engine failed during take-off today at Auckland's Ardmore Airport.

The picturesque Scenic Drive was the scene of two car crashes Saturday morning.

A driver crashed through a wall and into Kapiti Coast District Council’s debating chamber yesterday – just a day after a health and safety meeting was held in the same room.

Fatal crashes are becoming rarer and the reasons go beyond the safety messages we usually hear.

A logging truck has rolled on the Lewis Pass this morning, spilling logs across the road and completely blocking State Highway 7.

Australian officials say the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane will shift farther south of the most recent suspected crash site in a remote stretch of Indian Ocean.

The motorcyclist killed while fleeing police in Christchurch today has left behind a young son, his distraught friends say.

One person has died in a crash in Canterbury this morning. The crash occurred on Bealey Rd, near Darfield, around 8.20am, police said.

A middle-aged woman is dead after her car hit a horse in Waikato last night.

A man suffered head and spinal injuries after being pinned beneath a 300kg aluminium tower which fell on him in Hawkes Bay today.

The Dutch businessman accused of causing a crash that killed a Christchurch woman and two 12-year old girls has pleaded guilty in a surprise court appearance today.

A man has died after being crushed between two trucks in Henderson this morning.

Malaysian police believe if the disappearance of MH370 was the act of human intervention then the likely perpetrator was the pilot.

A man was in a serious condition in Thames Hospital last night after his car burst into flames following a crash in Coromandel.

The wife of New Zealander Paul Weeks, who was on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 when it vanished, will reject an offer of compensation.

A major crash involving two large trucks damaged traffic lights in Christchurch this morning.

The 100-day search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has not yet explored the area most likely to be the final resting place of the plane because it was diverted by bogus "black box" signals, according to Inmarsat, the British satellite firm.

The toddler who was killed in a crash in the Bay of Plenty on the weekend has been formally identified by police.

A judge ordered an American man who caused a fatal crash on the Coromandel Peninsula to pay $5500 for emotional harm and told him "this will remain with you forever".

Alcohol has been ruled out as a factor in a fatal crash in the Bay of Plenty this morning, which killed an 18-month-old child.