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Arnold Schwarzenegger involved in car crash
A woman was left injured after the multi-car crash.

Auckland motorway crash: One seriously hurt, traffic backing up
Two northbound lanes closed, emergency services at the scene.

Reports of injuries after car rolls on SH1 near Paekākāriki, Wellington
Southbound lane blocked, motorists asked to avoid the area.

Michael Wood: We should not accept any road deaths
OPINION: Minister of Transport on reducing deaths through the Road to Zero.

Father, daughter relationship in tatters after crash claims unborn baby's life
Michael Eichler, 58, admitted 2 Land Transport Act charges and will be sentenced in March.

Man admits injuring charge after Westport driving incident
Westport man admitted charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to injure.

Car crashes into Coromandel sea
The driver of the car was taken to Thames Hospital in a moderate condition.

Auckland traffic: Delays on Southern Motorway after crash near Khyber Pass
No one was injured in the Auckland motorway crash.

Motorcyclist critically injured in serious crash
Whatawhata Rd is closed after a motorcycle and ute collided this morning.

Four seriously injured in two unrelated Sunday morning crashes
Inquiries into crashes near Drury and south of Nelson are ongoing, say police.

One person dead after being trapped under truck in Pōkeno
Emergency services rushed to the property in Pōkeno just after 6pm.

'Worst I've ever seen': One dead, four injured after serious crash between Puhoi and Warkworth
Long delays after the fatal crash.

Man dies 12 days after Wainuiomata crash
His death brings the holiday road toll up to 18.

Driven mad: Anger over lower speed limits
'Blanket lowering of speed limits will go down badly,' says Gore Mayor Tracy Hicks.

Roading leaders unhappy about plan for blanket speed limit cut
100km/h speed limit could disappear on Northland's state highways

Serious crash south of Cambridge
SH 1, south of Cambridge has since re-opened following a serious crash.

Teen sisters killed in crash: Driver jailed in emotional court hearing
Driver who killed two Canterbury sisters in crash sentenced after earlier guilty pleas.

Guilty plea over Gibbston crash fatality
Cecile Riviere was on the wrong side of the road when her van hit a ute head-on.

'They are grieving': Crash survivor speaks to killed driver's family
Dan Woolley said he has no hard feelings against the driver who came hurtling towards him.

Serious crash closes busy West Auckland road, motorist critically injured
A person is fighting for their life after a car struck a tree at Gloria Ave/Te Atatū Rd.

Auckland crash puts five in hospital, two people fighting for their lives
Firefighters cut free two trapped motorists in the crash on a main suburban road.

Driver fights for life after crash on notorious stretch of SH5
The man was in a critical condition under intensive care on Friday afternoon.

Police hunting vehicle after Avondale hit-and-run
The crash occurred between a pedestrian and a car on Racecourse Parade around 2.10pm.

Focus: How best to avoid the holiday traffic
Thousands of Kiwis will be hitting the roads but Waka Kotahi NZTA has a few tools and tips to help you avoid the jams and keep stress levels at bay. Video / Dean Purcell / Mark Mitchell

'Slow down': Fatal Christmas Eve crash survivor shares harrowing details
Watch: Daniel Woolley is urging drivers to slow down after a crash that changed his life.

Driver dead after vehicle hits tree in Waikato
The crash was in Waerenga, about 60km north of Hamilton.

'Our worst nightmare': Single mum of six killed on Christmas Day
The pedestrian killed on Christmas Day in Auckland was mum of six Charlotte Tyrrell, 28

Holiday road toll ends with 17 people killed on our roads
Seventeen people died on New Zealand roads over the holiday period.