A motorcyclist has been pinned between a car and a letter box in Tauranga.

A 46-year-old woman who died after her motorcycle and an oncoming car collided near Napier has been described by a close friend as a "special, true and powerful woman".

A Dunedin driver who crashed into a cow woke up in a smoke-filled car with an 18-wheeler truck bearing down on her.

NZ has enjoyed a record fall in the road toll but road safety campaigners say there’s plenty of room for improvement.

The picturesque Scenic Drive was the scene of two car crashes Saturday morning.

A driver crashed through a wall and into Kapiti Coast District Council’s debating chamber yesterday – just a day after a health and safety meeting was held in the same room.

Darren Lee Wilson, the motorcylist killed while fleeing police in Christchurch today, has left behind a young son, his distraught friends say.

The motorcyclist killed while fleeing police in Christchurch today has left behind a young son, his distraught friends say.

Two men dragged an injured forestry worker from his car as it burst into flames after crashing into wandering livestock on a Far North rural road.

Mac Robinson drove past a fatal crash in Matamata on Monday night before glancing back and realising the car involved was his wife's.

One person has died in a crash in Canterbury this morning. The crash occurred on Bealey Rd, near Darfield, around 8.20am, police said.

A man was in a serious condition in Thames Hospital last night after his car burst into flames following a crash in Coromandel.

A man died after what police describe as a "highly modified trike" crashed in Napier yesterday.

A digger driver who was critically injured after being hit by a train this morning was carrying out work for KiwiRail.

The toddler who was killed in a crash in the Bay of Plenty on the weekend has been formally identified by police.

Two weeks after a wrong-way driver killed Karen Yong, her mother and sister can't bear to pack up her life into cardboard boxes.

Three people are believed to be injured after a car flipped on a highway north of Auckland.

Alcohol has been ruled out as a factor in a fatal crash in the Bay of Plenty this morning, which killed an 18-month-old child.

A 36-year-old man from the United States was taken to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition after a crash on Great King St North early this morning.

A truck carrying prestressed concrete walls crashed south of Katikati at 7am, bringing down power lines.

A man has died after crashing his distinctive vehicle into a tree in Auckland yesterday.

A 32-year-old man has died after his vehicle and a truck and trailer unit collided near Tokoroa early today.

Auckland Transport is upgrading a Parnell intersection where a pedestrian was hit and killed by a truck this morning.