CyclingCycling: Battler back on bike he loves a year after crashAfter what Geoff Purcell has been through, you might think he wouldn't be heading out for any last-minute practice rides before this year's Colville Connection on the Coromandel.14 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandHero driver saves truckieA school principal prevented a likely fatal accident by jumping into a 29-tonne truck veering across State Highway 1 after its driver had passed out at the wheel.14 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandCyclist: 'I'm very lucky I didn't die''I've been sleeping.' 10-year-old cyclist Samantha Robertson is aware of how close she came to death in a crash with a car that left her in an induced coma.13 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandMan killed in head-on crash namedCounties Manukau police have named the man killed in a head-on crash with a truck at Maungatawhiri on Monday.12 Feb 10:20 PM
New ZealandMotorcyclist hospitalised after crash in central AucklandA motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after colliding with a car in central Auckland.12 Feb 01:13 AM
New ZealandSchool bus hits truck near Te PukeThe driver of the truck that collided with a school bus this morning has been taken to Tauranga Hospital.10 Feb 09:36 PM
New ZealandMulti-car crash blocks SH1 near PoriruaA Wellington motorway has re-opened after a multi-vehicle crash blocked the southbound lane near Porirua.09 Feb 07:25 PM
New ZealandCar crash closes Wellington highwayA Wellington highway was partially closed this morning after a car skidded and crashed into a ditch.08 Feb 09:35 PM
New ZealandTwo injured in motorcycle crashTwo motorcyclists were injured, one critically, when a large three-wheeled motorcycle crashed and rolled near Motueka overnight.08 Feb 08:07 PM
New ZealandNorthland rain causes havoc on roadsNorthland police say the first significant rain in weeks is causing havoc on the roads today.06 Feb 03:52 AM
New ZealandPolice work with embassies after crashA diversion to look at the scenery turned tragic for a minivan load of tourists in Southland yesterday afternoon.04 Feb 09:12 PM
New ZealandMore tests for deadly mystery objectParticulates from the mystery object which killed a driver last year are now being studied by Otago University researchers after ESR tests weren't definitive.03 Feb 09:00 PM
New ZealandPedestrian dies after being hit by a carThe 19-year-old man killed when he was hit by a car in Taranaki this morning has been named.02 Feb 03:05 AM
New ZealandCyclist, 10, badly hurt in crashA 10-year-old girl was last night in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by a car while riding her bicycle on a rural road - the latest in a series of bad cycling accidents.30 Jan 08:30 PM
New ZealandCrash officer appalled at 'fabrication'The first officer on the scene of a crash, which police tried to blame on a truck driver for using his mobile phone, says there was never any suggestion the truckie was at fault.28 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandTwo people hospitalised after head-on collisionTwo people have been taken to hospital following a head-on collision outside Palmerston North this afternoon.28 Jan 06:40 AM
New ZealandArmy medics help after head-on crashArmy medics pitched in to help rescue services after a nasty head-on smash near their base outside Christchurch this afternoon.28 Jan 03:47 AM
New ZealandPolice admit being wrong over truckiePolice have admitted a truck driver was wrongly blamed for causing a crash featured in a road safety campaign.27 Jan 08:30 PM
New ZealandMiraculous escape after bridge plungeA driver has had what emergency workers dubbed a miraculous escape after surviving a 40-metre plunge off a bridge in his vehicle, which landed upside-down in a river.27 Jan 09:00 AM
New ZealandCrash survivor: Police wrong over adAn innocent victim who survived a crash featured in a new road safety campaign says police have misled people and unfairly blamed a truck driver involved.26 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandOpotiki crash: Girl transferred to StarshipA 3-year-old girl who suffered critical injuries in a Bay of Plenty road crash yesterday has been transferred to Starship Hospital.26 Jan 12:52 AM
New ZealandTravelling north? Expect delaysMotorists travelling north for the long weekend should expect delays, police say.24 Jan 11:56 PM
New ZealandMotorcyclist killed in Hawke's BayA motorcyclist has been killed on a rural Hawke's Bay road.24 Jan 10:25 PM
New ZealandCar smashed into bedroomA young Greymouth man says a car fleeing police would have smashed into him in his bedroom if he hadn't moved out earlier that day.24 Jan 10:19 PM
New ZealandGraphic footage in road safety campaignA horror highway smash has been caught on traffic video cameras and published by police in a hard-hitting new road safety campaign.24 Jan 10:10 PM
New ZealandOne dead following police chaseOne person is dead and another seriously injured after a car fled police in Greymouth last night.24 Jan 06:21 PM
