A Hamilton woman was killed instantly after losing control of her car in her driveway, speeding off and driving it through her neighbour's fence.

Elyse Brown is a quiet little girl, but her father says he'll make sure they keep talking about her mother and brother, who died in a horror car crash near Te Kuiti last week.

The husband of a woman killed in a head-on car crash in Putaruru last week has been charged in relation to her death.

Raphael Giles' plea follows seven days of carnage on the roads. Up to 17 people have died, taking the year to date's road toll to 65 last night.

One person is dead and another is in serious condition after a two vehicle crash on State Highway 14, west of Whangarei, police said.

A father has shared memories of his "shining star" who was killed in head-on collision.

One person has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a two vehicle crash at Kaeo in Northland.

Death toll at 64 so far this year, an increase of 16 per cent compared with 2015.

Speed may have been a factor in a crash that killed a 32-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman in Canterbury yesterday afternoon.

Traffic into Wellington has slowed to a crawl after a serious crash on State Highway 1 at Ngauranga Gorge.

Two women who died as a result of a crash in Fiordland on Friday may have been killed by a falling tree.

A man is in a serious condition after a crash on an Auckland motorway early this morning.

A tourist driving on one of NZ's most scenic roads was pinned to a barrier after she forgot to put her handbrake on when she got out to take a photo.

A child remains in a critical condition and a woman has been transferred to Auckland City Hospital after two people died in a crash in rural Waikato.

Two women died in a crash near Cascade Creek on the Te Anau-Milford highway in Fiordland at 5.20pm.

Fuel is leaking onto State Highway 2 in the Bay of Plenty after a large truck rolled east of Pukehina.

Two women are dead after a crash in Te Anau last night.

The motorcyclist who died after colliding with a car near Hampden in North Otago has been named.

Two people died in single-vehicle crashes on rural roads today.

A woman in her eighties has been taken to hospital after she drove into a McDonald's restaurant in Northland, along with a pedestrian she hit.

A crash involving two trucks near Huntly today was caused by a driver falling asleep behind the wheel, police say.

Police say two trucks collided at about 8.30am blocking the main highway.

A motorcyclist was flown to hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter after clipping a van and losing control of his bike near Te Aroha.

A man died after a crash in Morningside this morning.

The garage is part of a $2.3 million home which features a swimming pool and expansive harbour views.

Three people are in hospital tonight after a three-car crash on Auckland's Harbour Bridge.

Debris is strewn across the road and a white Toyota Prado SUV with a damaged front and a red sedan are blocking the southbound car.

Xingyu Shang, 27, was sentenced to nine months home detention yesterday for causing a crash which killed a man and fleeing the scene.

Heavy rain and a slippery road are to blame for a crash involving a Range Rover and tourist bus near Queenstown, police say.