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2 seriously hurt in Southland crash

Two people are being flown to hospital after a Southland car crash.

Man sought after hit and run

Police have issued an arrest warrant for Jamie Lesley Jones in connection with an alleged hit and run that left a cyclist in a critical

Motorcycle crash victim was freed killer

The man killed in a motorcycle crash near Gore on Tuesday was convicted of raping and killing a South Otago woman in 1993.

New Year's Eve crash chaos on SH1

There is chaos on the roads with multiple crashes on SH1 in Waipu, south of Whangarei.

A mother's grief: Flowers at crash site

Three years after a red-light runner killed her daughter at a Hamilton intersection, Joy Bray tells of the enormity of her grief.

Holiday road toll at 14 after crash

Holiday road toll is at 14 after a person was killed in a single-car crash in Northland, as police in Hawke's Bay appeal for witnesses to a hit and run.

Crashes add to New Year's congestion

Emergency crews are being kept busy after a series of crashes in Auckland and Wellington this afternoon.

Truck rolls on State Highway 1

A truck was blocking State Highway 1, north of Wellington, after it rolled.

'100km on winding roads ... no sense'

A Norwegian tourist has penned a piece saying NZ roads are too dangerous and the speed limit should be changed on narrow and winding roads.

Crash teens to be farewelled

The funeral arrangements of two of the teenagers killed in a horror smash in the early hours of Boxing Day have been released.

Serious crashes mar holiday as road toll stands at 11

One person has died and another two been badly injured in separate crashes as holiday traffic queues across the North Island.

More than $30,000 raised for Tongan brass band

Fund will help the people injured in Gisborne bus crash.

Plea to stop the carnage

Motorists are being urged to "play their part" to prevent further road carnage after a grim start to the Christmas holidays that has already left 10 dead.

'The smell, the touch, the feelings'

Morgan Tait talks to emergency staff about crashes in which people are injured and sometimes killed.

'Immense sadness' over death of teens

Family and friends of the three teens killed in a horror smash have been visiting the crash site in Canterbury all day today.

Car flips north of Whanganui

A car filled with adults and children has flipped on SH4 north of Whanganui.

Road between Gisborne and Wairoa to close tomorrow

Plans to recover a bus that plunged down a bank, killing two, have been delayed until tomorrow.

Annual road toll highest in six years

The annual road toll has exceeded last year's grim total with four days before the period ends