Driving lesson deaths an "accident", rules coroner.

Rescuers drop 100m down Bay of Plenty ravine to reach man with broken leg.

The victim died at a railway crossing in Upper Hutt.

Crash driver walks away unharmed after Vector turns off the power.

Paroci died on Saturday when he lost his grip on a rescue rope.

Six people lost their lives following crashes around the country this weekend.

Two people are seriously injured and four people have moderate injures.

Rafting companies said conditions were good and safety procedures were followed.

Police are responding to reports of two people trapped in two car crash in Ohinewai

The driver of the North Shore fatal hit and run has been changed

One other patient had also injured his shoulder in the ordeal.

The incident happened at around 3.15pm at the top of the Kopu-Hikuai summit.

One person is dead and three more were injured in the crash.

Driver allegedly involved in a hit and run incident where a teen died has come forward.

Two people rescued from waist deep water after car plunges into harbour and flips.

The teenager was on a bike at the time of the crash, which happened about 11pm on Friday.

Fire fighter, Josh Harrison, holds the title of fastest firefighter in Sky Tower challenge for seven consecutive years and this year going for eight. / Greg Bowker

As many as 10 people injured in five-car crash on Auckland's Southwestern Motorway.

Emergency services helicopters are likely to move from their central Auckland site.

Tests continuing to identify substance that made Qantas staff ill.

Emergency services are attending a water rescue after a near-drowning at Clarks Beach.

A Hamilton strip joint fire that engulfed surrounding buildings including a medical centre has been extinguished.

North Shore road may be closed all night after power lines come down.

A truck and car have collided in Huntly this afternoon

A person is fighting for their life after a vehicle crash in Otorohanga, in the Waikato.

Cause of the drama at Auckland's Augusta Building still a mystery.

A senior firefighter says vehicle design advances should mean fewer people die in crashes.

Man dies after rolling his ute near the North Otago town of Kurow.

The incident happened at Auckland's Sylvia Park shopping centre.

One dead, one still in hospital following Canterbury crash