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Kenyan bus crash survivors return home

Four of the Bethlehem College students involved in a fatal minibus crash in Kenya have been reunited with family and friends.

Eight injured in head-on crash in Whangarei

Eight people were taken to hospital after a stolen car crashed into another vehicle containing six people near where a police patrol had stopped to speak to a cyclist.

Kenya crash victims on way home

The first members of a Tauranga school group are due home from Kenya today as funeral preparations continue for three of their colleagues killed on the trip.

Horrific crash puts family in hospital

Two children and their parents are in hospital after a horrific crash near Taupo.

Cyclist who almost died in crash back on bike

Courier van crashes into barrier on Hutt Valley motorway

A courier van lost control and crashed into a barrier on a Hutt Valley motorway this morning.

Possible charges for drivers in Christmas day fatal crash

Serious crash causes delays on Auckland motorway

Rental company's car seat saved child tourist's life - police

A car seat provided by a rental company saved the life of a three-year-old Australian tourist involved in a crash in Waikato, police say.

Motorcyclists died while fleeing police

A split-second decision to accelerate away from a parked police car caused the motorcycle deaths of two men south of Wellsford, a coroner has found.

Motorcyclist killed in crash not wearing helmet

A 20-year-old motorcyclist killed in Ruawai last night was not wearing a helmet.

Unborn baby case: Man pleads not guilty

A Wellington man has pleaded not guilty to careless driving over a car crash which killed his partner's unborn child.

German tourists critically hurt in Cromwell Gorge crash

Two male German tourists working in New Zealand were critically hurt in a crash in the Cromwell Gorge last night.

Crash kills unborn child, man charged

A man has been charged over a car crash in Wellington which killed a woman's unborn child.

French driver: I was following French road rules

A French tourist who allegedly attempted to blame police after being accused of drink-driving on January 1 has been remanded without plea until January 28.

Tourist injured after four-wheel drive rolls

Crash backs up Northwestern motorway traffic

Traffic is backed up on Auckland’s Northwestern motorway after a collision between a truck and a car.

Car ploughs into historic hotel

An out-of-control car came close to demolishing one of Northland's oldest hotels when it skittled all but two of the pillars holding up its first floor verandah.