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Horror Atiamuri crash: 'No words can fully describe the agony' - grandmother

The children's grandmother Sherilyn Poutawa has spoken of the family's heartache.

Focus Live: Grandmother speaks of whānau tragedy, 7 deaths

Earlier: The grandmother of five children who died alongside their parents in a horrific crash at Atiamuri says "no words can fully describe the agony" of the whānau's grief.

Horror crashes: One-off driver licence tests 'madness'

The death of eight people in a crash has renewed calls for measures to make roads safer.

Safety issues found on road where eight people died yesterday, NZTA says

A family of seven and a Scouts New Zealand employee died in the Atiamuri crash.

'When they arrived it was carnage': Fire chief calls for calm on roads

Tokoroa crew were first firefighters at crash scene north of Taupō where eight died.

Government has 'blood on its hands' after eight people die in crash, campaigner says

The Government needs to make roads safer, says an outspoken road safety campaigner.

Family heartbreak: Parents, 5 kids killed in horror crash

The couple's 9-year-old son remains stable in Waikato Hospital today.

Police officer's hardest job: Breaking the news a loved one has died

The hardest job for police officers - telling someone their loved one has died.

Atiamuri crash: Doctors' desperate CPR to try to save victims

Two doctors were among the first on the scene of a horror crash which killed eight people.

Police seek witnesses to Kawerau crash

Police are seeking witnesses to a crash that killed a man near Kawerau.

Horror road: Two pedestrians hit days apart

Residents say there's more than one issue with the road.

Highway closed after serious crash near Timaru

Two people were trapped, then taken to hospital by helicopter in critical condition.

One person dead in Bay of Plenty crash

The crash happened on SH34, Kawerau Rd West between SH30 and Kawerau.

Sunday arvo traffic hell: Worst jams predicted for weekend holidaymakers

The heaviest traffic flows could persist for more than five hours at some hotspots.

The boy in a coma: 7yo's death-defying recovery after hit by car on SH1

Mum grateful for prayers: "They didn't know if he was going to open his eyes."

Three dead, pedestrian seriously hurt in Anzac Day crashes

A number of crashes occurred throughout the country on Anzac Day.

Crash driver in serious condition after fleeing from police

Police attempted to stop the vehicle a few minutes prior to crash.

Two killed in crash near Cambridge

Five serious crashes since yesterday - three dead, four with serious or critical injuries