A woman died after a crash between a motorcycle and a car on Sunday afternoon, taking the weekend's road toll to five.

Two people were injured after a disqualified teen driver fled police and crashed into another car in Invercargill.

A man has been seriously injured after a car accident in the Hawke's Bay this evening.

A power pole crashed down onto a South Island highway after a car lost control and ploughed into it.

The driver attempted to run away, but was located by police.

This weekend's road toll now sits at five, after a fatal motorcycle crash. It was the third accident involving a motocycle this weekend.

One person has been killed in a car crash in Mount Roskill.

Three cars involved in collision which killed one person and injured another.

Southbound lanes of Auckland's Southern Motorway were closed for about 30 minutes after the Penrose overbridge was struck by a large motorhome.

The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter has been called to transport the victims to hospital.

A motorcyclist who died in Upper Hutt on Wednesday has been named by police as 37-year-old Koro Robin Peachey of Wainuiomata.

Unlicensed driver had three young passengers in the car when he lost control.

Emergency services were called to Central Park Drive in Henderson at 12.10pm after the crash involving two cars, a bus, a van and a truck.

Man believed to be in his 50s was seen cycling downhill before fatal smash.

It was possible the man had suffered a heart attack before the crash, police said.

Police have named the three people killed in separate road crashes in Canterbury.

Thomas Evans was following his dad across the road when he was hit by a car.

DRAMATIC PHOTO: Ambulance involved in a crash in Manukau this morning was going to a call-out when it collided with a car at a busy intersection.

One man remains in Auckland Hospital in a serious condition following a serious crash on State Highway 16, northwest Auckland on Saturday night.

A top architect who hit a cyclist, pinning him under his Porsche SUV, has admitted responsibility over the incident.

Auckland motorists can expect major delays on the Southern Motorway this morning after a crash in southeast Auckland.

Canterbury Police are investigating the crash between a bus and private motor vehicle.

After a dramatic rescue from the mangled wreckage of her vehicle, Ashleigh Taylor-Wyatt has had the chance to meet those responsible for saving her life.

Bystanders managed to lift the ute off the woman by the time emergency services arrived but her life was unable to be saved.

Serious Crash Unit investigating Christchurch smash between two cars late last night.

Eleven people have been injured - five seriously - in a horror three-car smash in west Auckland this evening.

Driver of a van that crashed - killing three people - may have only had 20 minutes of experience driving on NZ roads.

Auckland motorists can expect traffic delays on the State Highway 16 this afternoon after a car crashed near the Rosebank Rd exit, Point Chevalier.

The northbound lanes of Auckland's Southern Motorway just before the Papakura on ramp are now open following a serious crash involving multiple vehicles.