New ZealandTrucking industry safety needs improvementIndustry groups accept more needs to be done to improve trucking safety after two fatal crashes in the 8 days since a campaign was launched to reduce fatal accidents.29 May 11:30 PM
New ZealandPolice warning as three die in crashesPolice are urging motorists to drive to the conditions after three people died on New Zealand's roads within 11 hours in separate crashes.29 May 10:45 PM
EntertainmentGeorge Michael released from hospitalBritish pop singer George Michael has been discharged from hospital after he was injured in a motorway car accident, a statement on his website says.29 May 08:57 PM
New ZealandUnion official seeks answers after fatal truck crashesA second fatal collision between two trucks in just over a week has left a union official asking what more can be done to stop people dying.29 May 12:24 AM
New ZealandTwo trucks blocking State Highway 4Two trucks are blocking State Highway 4 in the central North Island following a crash this morning.28 May 06:55 PM
New ZealandOne dead after head-on truck crashOne man has died after a head-on crash between two trucks in the Bay of Islands this morning.27 May 11:52 PM
New ZealandAbduction accused in courtThe pair accused of bashing and abducting a man before stealing his car in the Kaimai Range - an event linked to the death of a Tauranga teen - will remain behind bars.27 May 03:25 AM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: It's memorial madnessWhenever I see a white cross on the side of the road while I'm driving, it's a powerful reminder to take care.25 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandCar dragged woman 1kmA woman has been airlifted to hospital after reportedly being kidnapped and dragged behind a car in a domestic incident near Tokoroa this afternoon.25 May 03:58 AM
New ZealandWoman trapped as car hits treesA woman was trapped when the car she was in left the road and crashed into some trees in Hamilton this morning.24 May 10:48 PM
New ZealandCar crashes into petrol station in AucklandA car has crashed through the front door of a petrol station on Auckland's North Shore.23 May 01:59 AM
New ZealandTruck driver 'died instantly' in crashA police campaign to reduce the number of people killed in truck accidents was only a few hours old when a "shocking" head-on collision killed a log-truck driver.20 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandDriver dead after logging trucks collideA logging truck driver was killed and another seriously injured when their rigs collided head-on inland from Tolaga Bay on the East Coast this afternoon.20 May 04:38 AM
New Zealand1 killed, 4 injured in Dargaville crashA man was killed and four others injured, one critically, when a car hit a power pole in Northland last night.17 May 10:30 PM
New ZealandTourist licences under scrutinyA Queenstown policeman says more tourists seem to be driving poorly and coming to the attention of police.17 May 02:05 AM
New ZealandTeens faint at graphic crash imagesShocked teenage students have been fainting this week when shown graphic crash images at an education event aimed to encourage road safety.16 May 01:58 AM
New ZealandVan plunges down bank, man seriously injuredA 72-year-old suffered serious injuries when his van plunged 150 metres down a bank in Hawkes Bay.15 May 03:37 AM
New ZealandCrash traps driver on rail linesA seriously injured driver lay trapped in his crashed truck across railway lines for more than an hour in Waikato last night.13 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandMan injured after truck falls four metres from bridgeA man is in hospital after his light truck crashed through a bridge barrier and tumbled four metres onto a stream bank in the Hawkes Bay.13 May 01:40 AM
New ZealandRules 'turn roads over to criminals'Police need to be able to pursue drivers "otherwise we turn the roads over to the criminals," says New Zealand Police Association vice-president Stuart Mills.12 May 09:26 PM
New ZealandEight die in weekend road carnageTwo people died in a four-car crash in Northland yesterday afternoon during a weekend of road carnage that claimed eight lives.12 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandBoy bowled over at blackspotWas I hit by a car, Mum? Those were the first words Danielle Franklin heard her 9-year-old son say.12 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandTwo dead in crashTwo people are dead and four others are fighting for their lives after a four-vehicle collision north of Whangarei.12 May 07:07 AM
