
Rhythm and Vines tragedy: Police seek witnesses, say driver of vehicle ‘extremely distressed’
Pedestrians Jardon Thomas Te Hau, 31, and brother-in-law killed near Rhythym and Vines.
Pedestrians Jardon Thomas Te Hau, 31, and brother-in-law killed near Rhythym and Vines.
Two other people remain in a critical condition, police say.
Jardon Te Hau is being remembered as a colourful character with a big heart.
Police said one person was treated with CPR but died at the scene about 4pm today
A video is circulating online of a NZ Police vehicle in a ditch.
Holidaymakers are advised to keep updated as traffic congestion builds in some areas.
Police are urging drivers to be safe on the roads as the holiday road toll climbs.
Cordons were in place at north end of Back Ormond Rd, State Highway 2 still open.
Far more men than women are killed every year on New Zealand roads.
Emergency services responded to the incident near Brynderwyn this afternoon.
Police have confirmed the death of another motorist.
Cindy Braddock & Jake Day died in crash not far from home after driving through night.
SH63 is now closed near the Spray River Bridge.
Serious Crash Unit is investigating the crash at Riccarton Rd/Hansons Lane intersection.
Cindy Braddock and Jake Day were killed in the crash that their 3 young children survived.
The six-year-old boy is now recovering in Starship Hospital in a stable condition.
Police, firefighters and ambulance are attending the incident on Carrington Rd.
Police were called to Puna Rere Drive where the crash happened around 8.50pm.
A motorist captured the results of the deluge of heavy rain on Auckland's Southern Motorway near Penrose. Video / Charles West
Presents are unwrapped, leftovers are boxed up and thousands of Kiwis are heading home.
Jacinda Sione-Lauaki, known as Cinda, was on a way to paving a better life for herself.
Three other people in the car were also injured.
One person died after a crash in Rongotea, near Palmerston North, just after midnight.
The incident occurred on State Highway 6, the Luggate-Cromwell Highway, on Wednesday.
A crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway has blocked a northbound lane and caused delays.
Motorists are advised to expect delays.
The crash happened around 8am in city-bound lanes, before the St Lukes Rd off-ramp.
Three people have died in crashes in Wairarapa, Bay of Plenty and Central Otago.
Road blocked while police investigate.