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One killed, another hurt in Silverdale crash

Speed and alcohol are believed to have contributed to a fatal crash in Silverdale last night, police say.

Cop crashes rare Camaro

Serious crash closes SH25

State Highway 25 remains closed, after a collision between a motorcycle and a car left one person dead.

Cement truck crash cleared

Traffic on Auckland's Southern Motorway is now flowing free, after a cement truck and a car collided earlier this morning.

Man crashes car into tree

A man has been seriously injured after his car crashed into a tree in Wairarapa overnight.

Pedestrian in serious condition

A pedestrian is in a serious condition in hospital this morning after being hit by a taxi in Auckland overnight.

Police looking for car collision witness

Police are looking for the driver of a flat deck utility who may have witnessed a boy being struck down in Whakatane yesterday.

Cyclist who died two weeks after accident named

Fatal crash: Cop cleared

A police officer who followed a car that later crashed into a house on the West Coast, killing a passenger, has been cleared of any misconduct.

Road death: 'Maybe he was asleep'

A Dutch pedestrian killed when he was hit by a taxi in Wanaka at the weekend may have been lying on the road at the time, police say.

Man fatally hit by car named

Police have not ruled out that a man struck and killed by a car in Wanaka overnight was lying in the road when he was hit.

Teen trapped under vehicle

A young woman suffered numerous injuries when she was pinned by a vehicle that crashed in Manawatu yesterday.

Fatal car crash near Nelson

One person died in a crash between Nelson and Murchison this morning.

Brothers involved in Te Atatu car crash

A teenager who died in an early morning crash on Monday was one of two siblings in the car - and his mother had to break the news to his brother in hospital.

Stolen-car crash: survivors panic

Two bloodied and panicked teenagers stumbled from a car wreck moments after a crash killed their 14-year-old mate, pleading, "Please help, please help."

Boy killed in power pole crash named

A 14-year-old boy who died when a car crashed into a power pole on Te Atatu Peninsula this morning, injuring two 16-year-olds, has been named.

Fatal crash in Waikato

One person is dead after a vehicle rolled in Waikato this morning.

'Speeding towards oncoming traffic'

A high speed chase this morning saw the driver of a stolen car speeding towards oncoming traffic on the wrong side of Auckland’s Ponsonby Road.