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Passenger thrown from fleeing vehicle

Hamilton Police are investigating an early morning crash which saw a passenger flung from a vehicle.

24 yo dies after being hit by car

A pedestrian died near Matamata last night after being hit by a car.

Don't text and drive, begs victim's son

The son of a Hamilton woman, who was texting and driving before she was killed in a crash, is pleading with drivers to put their mobile phones away.

Teens baiting police into pursuits

Young drivers are baiting police into initiating high speed pursuits - all to secure dramatic footage, the national police roading manager says.

Hundreds farewell hit-and-run victim

Friends and family of hit-and-run victim Jacob Pakura have gathered to farewell him for the last time at a service in West Auckland this afternoon.

Eight shearing gang members injured

Members of a shearing gang were injured this morning when the van they were in left the road and smashed into a tree.

New Year's Day hit-and-run police appeal

Police appeal for a motorist who chased a hit-and-run vehicle to come forward.

Hunt for teen's killer goes outside city

Police broaden the hunt for a car that killed teenage skateboarder Jacob Pakura.

Victim killed in Tirau crash named

Police have named the driver killed in a car crash in Tirau yesterday afternoon as Esther Grace-Lynn Cheval Bhana, 33, of Auckland.

Triple-fatal crash: Mum forgives driver

The mother of a teen-boy killed in a triple-fatality car crash in Canterbury has forgiven the young man who was behind the wheel on December 26.

Motorcycle gathers dust after crash

Mike Middleton hasn't touched his motorbike since February 7, 2016 - the day his son, Rhys, was killed.

Police name victims of two fatal crashes

The 2017 road toll already stands at nine.

Older bikers most at risk in road toll

Motorcyclists dying on country's roads are likely to be older people, who have got more time and cash on their hands to ride deceptively powerful machines.

Three dead adds to holiday road carnage

Three people have died on New Zealand roads so far this weekend, adding to the summer holiday road carnage.

Two critical after Katikati crash

Police said State Highway 2 south of Katikati was completely blocked this afternoon but has now been reopened.

Man dead after van crashes into bridge

A person is dead after a van crashed into a bridge and became submerged in water in mid-Canterbury this morning.

Cyclist killed in Taupo crash

A cyclist has been killed after a collision with a car on the Taupo Expressway.

Charges over Kerikeri ute crash

The driver of a ute that crashed into three lamp posts and rolled in Northland yesterday has been charged.