New ZealandSchoolgirl's car hits kids on roadResidents of an Auckland street ran out to help two young girls who were hit by a teenage driver as they walked home from school.23 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandTruck slides into riverA truck driver’s head was held above water for by a passer by after his vehicle slid off a bridge into the Keyburn river in Central Otago.23 May 07:34 AM
New ZealandHuge slip closes Arthur's Pass highwayA massive slip near Otira closed the Arthur's Pass highway just after midday today.23 May 04:18 AM
New ZealandQuad bike rider flees after police pursuitA quad bike rider has fled after leading police on a pursuit through the city this morning.23 May 02:16 AM
New ZealandBaby flung from car namedA woman has been spotted breastfeeding an unrestrained baby in a moving car, just one day after another unrestrained infant died from injuries suffered in a crash.21 May 04:31 AM
New ZealandPlan to save safe car owners $163 a yearMotorists with newer, safer cars may see their annual licence costs slashed by as much as $163 a year.20 May 05:00 PM
OpinionMike Noon: Four changes that can save livesThe modern approach to road safety is about creating safer drivers, safer roads, safer speeds and safer vehicles, writes Mike Noon. We have to improve in all of these areas, not just one.20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandBaby's carseat found in boot after crashThe death of an unrestrained 12-week-old baby girl who was thrown from her mother's lap in a crash could've been avoided by a carseat - found in the car's boot.20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandBaby flung from mum's lap in crash diesA baby who was unrestrained on his mother’s lap when the car they were travelling in hit a bank yesterday has died.20 May 12:11 AM
New ZealandBaby critical after road smashAn unrestrained baby sitting on its mother's lap was thrown into the back of the car and is now fighting for its life.19 May 08:19 PM
New ZealandDunedin horror crash: Names releasedThe names of a brother and sister killed when an unroadworthy car crashed at high speed in Dunedin on Saturday night have been released.18 May 07:33 PM
New ZealandCar licence to bring lawbreakers into lineThe cost of car relicensing could fall about 40 per cent by next July - a drop the Automobile Association expects will result in fewer cash-strapped motorists flouting the law.18 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSiblings killed in crashThe two people killed when an unroadworthy car crashed at high speed in Dunedin last night were brother and sister, police say.18 May 04:45 AM
New ZealandPedestrian critical following Gore crashA 19-year-old man is in a critical condition after being hit by a car near Gore last night.17 May 10:41 PM
New ZealandMan survives 40m fall from cliffA contractor who plunged 40m down the same cliff where his uncle fell to his death has spoken of his miraculous survival.17 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCooking oil causes two firesCooking oil left burning on stoves has caused serious burns to an elderly lady and left a young family homeless in two separate house fires in Whangarei over the weekend.17 May 08:00 AM
New ZealandDeath at horse parkA spooked horse may have contributed to the death of a woman whose body was found in a paddock on the outskirts of Hastings.17 May 01:00 AM
New ZealandHeroic actions save womanThe quick response and heroic actions of a group of Bureta women helped save a 58-year-old Tauranga woman whose car plunged over a two-storey bank.16 May 10:03 PM
New ZealandWoman survives car plunge over bankA 58-year-old woman suffered a broken leg when her car left the road in Tauranga, smashing through a fence and falling several metres over a bank into a property below.16 May 10:00 PM
New ZealandBalloon crash victim a cancer survivorA man killed in the Carterton balloon crash had been relishing life after receiving news he was clear of cancer only weeks before the fatal trip, an inquest has been told.16 May 04:13 AM
New ZealandDaughter said balloon pilot was 'safest'A young couple who jumped from a burning hot air balloon basket had their whole lives ahead of them and thought the pilot they were flying with was the "safest" in NZ.15 May 11:31 PM
New ZealandHighway closedState Highway 1 near Warkworth will be closed from 7.30pm to remove wreckage of a large truck that crashed earlier today south of Pohuehue.15 May 07:22 AM
New ZealandBalloon crash: 'Duck down' then panicA witness has described hearing a balloon pilot tell passengers to "duck down" before screams of panic were heard from the basket.15 May 03:14 AM
New ZealandCarterton tragedy: Co-worker's surpriseA man who worked with the pilot found to have cannabis in his system after his hot air balloon crashed in Carterton, killing 10, had no idea he smoked cannabis.15 May 12:47 AM
New ZealandShattering end to ride in 'dream car'The passenger who walked away from a fatal Ferrari crash on Sunday had been looking forward to a ride in his "dream car".14 May 08:14 PM
New ZealandPolice warn of text-driving dangerA mother who was driving with her 3-year-old child in the back was reading a text message before she lost control of the vehicle, which flipped and crashed into a ditch.14 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandTragic end to 'dream car' rideThe passenger who walked away unscathed from a fatal Ferrari crash on Sunday had been looking forward to a ride in his "dream car''.14 May 07:32 AM
