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Pedestrian rushed to hospital after crash in Tawa
The person has been taken to hospital after the crash.

Lane of Auckland's Southern Motorway blocked by crash, congestion building
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is asking motorists to pass with care and expect delays.

Double tragedy: Father and grandmother killed in horrific crash
Young children were also injured in the two-car collision on SH1 north of Christchurch.

Second crash on Canterbury road after double-fatal accident
It is the same stretch of road where two people died yesterday.

Fatal crash closes SH4 between Whanganui and Raetihi
The crash involved a single motorcycle.

Two die in two-car collision
Two people have died and several people have been injured in a crash near Christchurch. Video / George Heard

Truck crashes into overbridge
A lane was closed on Auckland's Southern Motorway after a truck crashed into an overbridge. Video / Supplied

'Too late to brake': Crash that left four dead likely caused by missed stop sign
The group was en route to the Gold Guitar Awards at the time of the quadruple fatal crash.

One seriously hurt, road closed in multi-vehicle crash
Three vehicles involved in North Shore crash early this afternoon.

Two people in serious to moderate condition after Waikato crash
St John has taken both people to hospital.

Motorists to avoid Te Rapa Rd, significant delays
Te Rapa Rd in Hamilton is blocked following the collision.

'Simply unacceptable': Nine dead on Rotorua roads in 2023
Someone is killed on Bay of Plenty roads about every 10 days.

6-month-old baby dies in hospital following crash in Waima, Far North
The recent fatality in Northland this year brings the holiday road toll to 19.

Crash victim's grieving brother 'enraged' by rule-breaking on roads
Bay of Plenty road toll drops but a top cop is not celebrating.

Road toll rises in holiday period's final hours
Witnesses called for help, but person couldn't be saved after Waikato crash.

Two people trapped after crash near Omarama
One of the vehicles involved in the crash was towing a caravan.

One person dead after crash on SH30 near Rotorua
One person has died as a result of the accident.

State Highway 2 closed, people injured in Pukehina crash
Motorists are asked to avoid the area.

'No one's crying': SH1 blocked by milk and cheese spill
'We’re just cleaning up the spilled milk, but no one’s crying. Well, not in our crew.'

Mt Maunganui crash victim named as holiday road toll rises to 11
Brayden Tawa, of Pāpāmoa, died after a car and truck crashed on Hewletts Rd.

SH29 crash: Highway reopens after two-car crash
The two-vehicle crash north of Tauranga was reported to police at 2.02pm.

'Greatly missed': Tributes flow for Irishman killed in NZ on Xmas Day
Tim O'Dwyer, 20, died in a car crash in Allenton, Ashburton, on Christmas Day.

One dead, another seriously injured in Far North crash
Tragedy brings the holiday road toll to 11.

Holiday road toll rises to 10 after motorist dies in West Coast crash
The highway between Buller and Inangahua was closed following today's crash.

Christmas toll: Nine killed on Kiwi roads
Last year, the Christmas-New Year road toll was 21.

Kaimai Range tragedy: One dead after crash between car and petrol tanker
It brings the holiday road toll to nine already.

Pedestrian hit by car at Curio Bay flown to hospital with moderate injuries
A helicopter was sent fom Dunedin to the southern holiday hotspot.

Mount Maunganui fatal crash brings holiday road toll to eight
One person died after a crash last night at a Mount Maunganui intersection.