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Car blaze: 'So much smoke'

A car bursts into flames near the Birkenhead off-ramp of the Auckland Harbour Bridge yesterday moments after the driver jumped out.

Paul Thomas: Collins' death shows us how vulnerable we all are

We think of death on the roads as something that happens to other people. But when that other person is someone we feel we know, it rams home the reality, writes Paul Thomas.

Chemical spill on Chch motorway

A trailer being towed by a ute flipped on a Canterbury motorway this afternoon, spilling chemicals onto the road, and slowing traffic.

Tourist appeals jail sentence

The tourist driver who caused the death of Oamaru 5-year-old Ruby Marris is appealing his jail sentence.

Nothing will bring Ruby back

''Today Mr Cao has received his sentence, but it doesn't matter what it is, as nothing will bring our Ruby back,'' a statement from the couple said.

Man seriously injured in hit and run

A Manawatu man was seriously injured when he was struck by a motorcyclist in a hit and run incident over the weekend.

Jail for tourist driver

The tourist responsible for the death of Oamaru 5-year-old Ruby Jay Marris has been jailed.

Alana 'a vibrant person'

A close friend of Alana Madill has paid tribute to a woman she says was an "exceptionally vibrant person".

Teen injured in crash on notorious bend

A teenager was critically injured and had to be cut from his car after a crash left it wrapped around a tree.

Three kids thrown from truck in crash

Children among four people hurt after truck rolls in the Bay of Plenty, with one of the four critically injured.

Car crash cuts Auckland power

A car that struck a power pole cut electricity to 600 homes in Auckland this morning.

Pedestrians killed on Auckland roads

Two pedestrians have died and one is in hospital in a serious condition after being hit by vehicles in separate incidents in the past two days.

Pedestrian hit by bus

A person has been taken to hospital after being hit by a bus in central Auckland tonight.

Elderly woman dies at scene of crash

An elderly woman has died after being hit by a van in Orewa this afternoon.

Pedestrian hit by Auckland truck named

Auckland police have named the pedestrian killed after being hit by a truck in the central city last night.

Empty school bus and car collide

An empty school bus and car collided on a corner trapping the driver of the car and blocking a Northland road this morning.

'He has ruined my whole life'

The mother of Mosgiel brother and sister Shannon and Danielle Kiriau has slammed the jail term handed to the pair's killer.

Road toll slightly down but not good enough

A reduced Queen's Birthday weekend road toll is still not good enough, say police.