
Central Auckland suburb fights 'unsafe driving culture'
Residents plead with the council to take further action against 'unsafe driving culture'.
Residents plead with the council to take further action against 'unsafe driving culture'.
Motorists should expect delays.
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Emergency services arrived on the scene at around 3.30pm today.
Multiple crashes over the weekend have claimed four lives and caused serious injuries too.
Traffic was diverted and the highway was expected to be closed for at least two hours.
Roading damage 'on a scale rarely seen' could empty council's pockets.
The crash occurred shortly after 11.15pm.
The young driver was jailed over the crash.
Inquiries into circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
Video captures the moment a fire truck comes racing onto the scene.
The Herald understands the woman is from Whangārei and has family in Kaitaia.
Police said the two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of SH 1 and Looker Rd.
Motorists have been urged to drive to survive during the school holidays.
The country's road toll has increased dramatically so far this year.
Jennifer Katherine O'Neill, 81, died in a crash in Levin on Tuesday.
Superintendent Steve Greally says it's heartbreaking when informing families of crashes.
Road also closed near Ōpōtiki after early morning crash.
Brunt was sentenced to community work and disqualified from driving.
Ryan Phillips was walking home from a work party when he was struck by a vehicle.
Multiple crashes across country killed several and left others fighting for their lives.
The crash involving a car and a motorcycle was reported about 2.30pm.
Motorists are warned of significant delays.
Part of Mount Wellington Highway was blocked, causing traffic jams.
Emergency services freed two people from separate vehicles after the early morning crash.
The crew scrambled to the rescue of three 20-year-olds trapped in a car down a steep bank.
St John is investigating three crashes involving ambulance officers in the past six weeks.
'I just hope he didn't suffer in any way.'
"He was a very kind-hearted person," sister says.
Emergency crews responded to the scene after reports of a collision about 7am.