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Templeton crash victim a 'loving man'

A man who died in a two-car crash in Christchurch yesterday has been described as "a loving man" with a "one-of-a-kind authentic personality".

Pedestrian killed after truck crash

A pedestrian is dead after a truck hit them last night.

Brothers petition over tourist drivers

Facing a parliamentary select committee at the age of 10 and under the gaze of television cameras caused a few nerves, Sean Roberts admitted afterwards.

Trapped tourists 'unfairly charged'

The two French tourists caught in a slip in the lower Buller Gorge a fortnight ago believe they have been unfairly charged an excess of $2000 for damage to their rental camper.

Tourist charged over head-on crash

A German tourist driver involved in a head-on collision on the yesterday has been charged with careless driving causing injury.

'Why can't we make sure they are safe?'

Moves to prevent crashes involving foreign drivers have been encouraging but need to go further, say two boys who lost their father in such an accident.

One dead in south Auckland crash

One person has died in a crash in south Auckland this morning.

Tourist in head-on car crash

A tourist allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road hit another car head-on on the State Highway 6 Coast Road between Greymouth and Westport this morning.

New traffic light lasts barely a month

A new traffic light at a Dunedin intersection - officially turned on just last month - was knocked over yesterday.

Waikato crash: Tourists on 'dream trip'

The three American tourists killed in a crash near Hamilton were on their dream trip to New Zealand.

Cops cleared of wrongdoing in fatal chase -IPCA

The IPCA has cleared police of any wrongdoing in a chase which resulted in the death of a passenger in a fleeing vehicle.

Cyclist charged with hitting pedestrian

A man has been charged after a pedestrian was hit by a cyclist as he stepped out of his doorway on to the street last month.

Pedestrian hurt after being hit by bus

An Auckland pedestrian was seriously injured when he was hit by a bus on Queen St yesterday.

Maraetai crash victim named

The driver of a Toyota Starlet who died in a crash at Maraetai early yesterday morning has been named by police.

Manslaughter charge in teacher death

Pam McGarva was on her way to a quiz night when a car hit hers. Now eight months later, the woman driving the other car has been charged with her manslaughter.

Breakdown on Western Springs on-ramp

Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway has been cleared following a five-car crash earlier this morning.

'He's on my side of the road' - survivor

An Auckland mum-of-three who walked away from a crash that killed a man yesterday has described seeing headlights swerve on to her side of the road.

One dead after two-car smash

Rescuers have described the extensively damaged vehicle involved in a fatal road crash in Auckland this morning as unsurvivable.