A woman has described her dramatic escape from her submerged car after it was swept off the road by raging floodwaters.

An elderly man who died after crashing his car into a tree in Auckland two days ago has been identified as Robert Nikora, 74, of Papatoetoe.

The husband of a woman killed in a four-car crash begged her to wake up and get off the road as their young son screamed in agony

Two people have died in separate crashes on Canterbury roads in the past 24 hours, taking the Easter Weekend road toll to four.

Two teenagers have been injured after the van they were in crashed into a power pole north of Wellington today.

A proud family will farewell a 36-year-old Flaxmere man today, killed in a crash on Wednesday night after the driver missed a bend and crashed into a concrete power pole.

'Her laugh is something I will never forget.' The former partner of a 25-year-old found dead in her crashed car after several days says she'll miss the love of her life.

A 23-month-old who died after being hit by a vehicle in the driveway of his South Auckland home may have been running to greet his father.

One person is dead following a crash on State Highway 30 this morning, the second fatal in the Eastern Bay in just over 12 hours.

A horse that had to be destroyed after being hit by a car in Christchurch belonged to a local man who frequently travelled around the city centre with two horses, police say.

A teenager has died after being hit by a car in Canterbury.

A cyclist in her early 50s was killed when her bike and a semi-trailer truck collided in Palmerston North today.

A haulage driver and his son were lucky to escape alive after a horrific early-morning smash with a light truck, in which the driver died instantly,

One person has died in a serious truck crash in Northland this morning.

A school principal who jumped into a moving truck when its driver had passed out, received special recognition for his efforts today.

Evening peak-time traffic was diverted for more than two hours on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway yesterday after a truck leaked a 3km trail of paint.

Truckers want cycleways built with greater urgency after a 22-year-old student nurse cycling to work was killed under a truck in Christchurch this morning.

Five people were injured in a two-car crash in Wairarapa this morning.

A woman was seriously injured after a motorcycle slammed into a traffic light pole in Tauranga yesterday.

Auckland businessman Chris Heilbronn killed in motorcycle accident in Omaha.