The body of a person lay trapped in a car for more than three hours after a fatal crash on State Highway 22 near Karaka yesterday.

A bruised and bleeding Mosgiel woman blames the Dunedin City Council for her seeing in the new year at Dunedin Hospital.

TV showman seen climbing between Sydney apartment balconies before fatal fall.

A 73-year-old Auckland man remains in a serious condition after a high-speed crash at Taupo Motorsport Park on Friday night.

A teenager passenger was killed just hours after police stopped the car he was travelling in and charged a man with drink-driving.

A man has been injured in a high-speed motorsport accident near Taupo.

Seven months and 11 operations after a rider ploughed into the crowd during a European motorbike race, an Auckland couple are still a long way from recovery.

John Tangiia never usually cycled, but in a bid to become fitter so he could do more with his disabled son, he biked to an appointment on Tuesday.

Investigators examining the cause of the skiing crash that critically injured Michael Schumacher have revealed details of footage captured by a camera on his ski helmet.

A driver 'made the right decision' to stay in his car after it skidded off the road in the wet - leaving him hanging on - literally - for help to arrive.

A single flower with a note saying "Rest in Peace friend" last night marked the spot where a 37-year-old cyclist was killed in a collision with a truck.

Cycling campaigners fear more deaths or injuries in downtown Auckland unless an off-road bikeway being built through Grafton Gully is extended to the waterfront.

A van carrying eight members of a family plunging 15m from State Highway 5 near Te Haraoto on Jan 2 got the New Year off to a bad start.

Police have released the name of the cyclist killed in a collision with a truck at the intersection of Stanley St and Parnell Rise, Auckland yesterday afternoon.

Bystanders were powerless to save a cyclist at one of Auckland's busiest intersections as police reveal the truckie had a green light and was unaware he'd hit the rider.

A truck driver did not know a cyclist had gone under the wheels of his truck until he was alerted by other motorists some 70 metres away, police say.

The family of a 6-year-old Invercargill boy who died after a quad bike crash said they are "deeply saddened'' by the accident.

Motorists are being warned to take care as they make their way home from holiday destinations after four fatal crashes in as many days.

Ladder-related injuries are costing Kiwis almost $17 million a year, and those aged 50 to 64 are taking the most tumbles.

The partner of a jetboater killed after hitting a tree is traumatised after a shocking high-speed tragedy marred a summer outing on a Hawke's Bay river yesterday.

Two aviators had a lucky escape after their aircraft suffered a fuel leak and caught fire this afternoon.

Schumacher had an almost pathological desire to win, which blurred ethical lines more than once in his career.

Toys that can choke children, blenders that leave blades in food and ladders that fail safety tests are just some of nearly 150 products recalled in NZ since 2012.

Sikh priests were urgently ushered into the intensive care unit to pray for the most critically injured victims of the Hawkes Bay crash that injured eight relatives.

The driver of a van that plunged 15m down a sheer cliff is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel.

School injuries are on the rise - with explosions, scalding liquid, and fungi ingestion among the causes of more than 77,600 injuries in the past year.

Eight family members, including a six-month-old boy and two young girls, were injured in a horror van crash today after the driver is believed to have fallen asleep.