Two vehicles collided at the intersection of State Highway 57 and Waihou Road.

The crash happened on Constable Road, Waiuku, shortly before six.

A Kiwi woman's dream winter getaway to one of Europe's best holiday hotspots has ended in tragedy.

One person died and two others suffered serious injuries after a fiery two-vehicle crash in Manawatu yesterday.

A woman whose house was smashed by a suspected stolen vehicle is thankful her baby daughter wasn't hurt.

After careering through a safety barrier, the driver of a truck chock full of animal blood remained moored in his cab for up to an hour as it dangled over a cliff.

Skiers and other holiday makers planning to use a popular Waikato backroad between Auckland and the Central Plateau's mountains are being warned to expect delays.

A fire service spokesman said a man trapped in the car was released by staff before being transported to hospital by ambulance.

The partner of a man who was one of two killed in a Hamilton crash is pleased that driver licensing rules are being reviewed.

An alleged drink driver responsible for the death of one of his passengers has appeared in the High Court at Auckland more than seven months after the smash.

Waikato police are urging motorists to slow down after attending 10 crashes overnight.

Emergency services are using the jaws of life to cut a person free from a car after it tipped off a Hawkes Bay farm track and rolled 20m down a hill.

The Northern Motorway is now open following a truck crash that blocked two southbound lanes earlier this afternoon.

The partner of Sophie Langston vowed at her funeral to look after her twin sister for the rest of his life.

The motorist who died after a crash between her car and a truck and trailer unit in the Waikato has been named by police.

The funeral for an Auckland woman killed in a car crash while returning from a funeral will be held today.

The woman who died in a car crash in Otago on Friday has been named.

A man has died in a single-car crash on Great North Road in Auckland tonight.

One person is dead following a crash involving a single vehicle in Otago this morning.

Sophie Langston and her partner, Simon Thomas, weren't looking forward to their drive back to Auckland after a family funeral in Whanganui.

A person is dead after a crash between a car and truck on State Highway One near Cambridge today.

More than $22,000 has been raised to help pay for the funeral of an Auckland woman killed in a car accident while travelling home from a funeral.

The man who died in a crash near Clevedon last Thursday was Shaan Singh.

A person is dead and two others are injured following a crash on State Highway 1 this afternoon.

An inquest into the death of a young Christchurch mum who died after falling from a moving vehicle has raised "outstanding questions".

Drivers are being urged to be careful after two recent crashes involving cars skidding on black ice.

Six people have been injured this morning after a van carrying a shearing gang skidded on black ice and crashed in South Otago.

One person has died in a crash near Clevedon overnight.