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East Tamaki bus crash

A bus passenger and a driver of a car were injured in a serious crash in East Auckland on Saturday afternoon.

Woman dead after Te Puke crash

A woman died after trying to do a U-turn when a logging truck struck her vehicle outside of Te Puke this morning, police say.

Warning for drivers ahead of weekend

Police are hoping New Zealand will avoid a repeat of last year's Queen's Birthday road horror and have promised to put the brakes on bad drivers.

Public tried to lift car off trapped cyclist

As he lay trapped under an SUV, a cyclist critically injured in a car accident in central Auckland was asking people to lift the vehicle off him.

Truck rolls on Otago Peninsula

Emergency services assess the scene of a Delta truck, which came off McMeeking Rd, on the Otago Peninsula, and rolled yesterday.

Saving boy brought me closer to dad

Harman Singh says act of cradling young boy who had been hit by car helped him cope with father's death. "If he could see me right now, I think he would be proud."

Busy intersection claims fifth victim

A bend in a busy Auckland road with a history of crashes has claimed its fifth victim in just two days.

Weekend fatalities bring road toll to 134

Two people were killed on the roads in separate incidents during the weekend.

Toddler's funeral to be held today

The funeral for a 14-month-old toddler who was fatally hit by a car in Kamo last week will be held today at the Pehiaweri Marae in Whangarei.

Hero Sikh makes bedside visit

The driver of a car that hit a 6-year-old boy on his way to school has given an emotional apology to the boy's family.

Saved with seconds to spare

A 19-year-old woman driving a ute which skidded off the road and rolled into a paddock has told of the panicked minutes before she was rescued.

Two hospitalised following Warkworth crash

Two people have been taken to hospital following a crash involving a ute near Warkworth this morning.

Whangarei crash victim named

A man killed when his car plummeted off a bridge and into a river northwest of Whangarei last week has been named by police.

Car crashes into Burger King in Mangere

A car has crashed into Burger King on Bader Drive in the South Auckland suburb of Mangere. Four occupants have been transferred to Middlemore hospital with moderate to serious injuries. An investigation by Serious Crash in underway to find out the cause of the accident.

Hero saves teen from sinking car

A Dunedin builder smashed the rear window of a sinking car in Otago Harbour to drag its teenage driver to safety.

Stroke of luck in garage car crash

Navdeep Kaur called out to her brother to come inside for dinner - then a car smashed into the garage, right where her brother had been just moments earlier.

'I heard a vehicle skidding, then a bang'

A 5-year-old boy is now in a stable condition at Starship Hospital after he was hit by a car in South Auckland.

Match cancelled to honour crash victim

Richie McCaw's old rugby club has cancelled tomorrow's match in honour of a clubmate killed in a horror crash last weekend.