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Crash truck driver 'really shaken up'

A truck driver involved in a crash that killed three members of a American family and critically injured another is receiving counselling.

Crash driver was about start uni in NZ

The US family killed in logging truck crash on Tuesday had come to New Zealand to help 20-year-old daughter settle into her new home.

American trio killed in Waikato crash

Three people killed in a collision with a logging truck yesterday have been confirmed as American citizens, police say.

Mother pays tribute to crash victim

The mother of one of the women who died in a two-car crash near Thames yesterday has paid tribute to her daughter.

No seatbelts on dead trio

Three people who died in a collision with a logging truck in south Waikato yesterday were not believed to have been wearing seatbelts at the time.

Look who's talking and texting, too

Brian Gaynor: Plenty of cars, shame about the roads

The reason for the heavily congested roads on Sunday, the end of the long Waitangi Day weekend, is the huge increase in vehicles numbers over recent years, writes Brian Gaynor.

Girls hit by car: Pair still in hospital

One of three young girls who were injured after being hit by a car as they walked to school yesterday morning is back at home recovering.

Aucklanders hire cars of Jafa dreams

Image-conscious Aucklanders appear far more likely to hire cars of their dreams than residents of other regions, according to a new survey.

Hamilton woman dies from crash injuries

Brian Rudman: Liveable Len could stop the chop

Just because pohutukawa trees prosper in Auckland's coastal setting is not a reason to treat them as a weed and hack them down when they get in the way of a road builder.

Tree lovers vow to fight on

Tree campaigners are vowing to go to court if Auckland's roading authority presses on with plans to chop down six 80-year-old pohutukawa.

640 stung in police blitz

More than 640 drivers were stung with fines during a 24-hour, 84-checkpoint police road safety blitz in central Auckland yesterday.

Squeeze on driver post-crash

This is the miraculous moment a driver survived being crushed between two big rigs in a nightmare pileup on an icy freeway.

Support for volcano car ban widens

A ban on cars from the summit of Mt Eden, one of Auckland's best-known sightseeing spots, has overwhelming support in a new Herald-DigiPoll survey.

Traffic chaos after fatal Auckland crash

A 23-year-old woman who died in a head-on collision that caused chaos for a main arterial route north of Auckland has been named.

Waterview project hits halfway

The $1.4 billion Waterview Connection in Auckland - has passed the halfway mark now that two of the traffic ramps for its giant motorway-to-motorway interchange are completed.

Four die in crashes

It was a grim weekend for several families around the country, after four people - including a 9-year-old boy - died in vehicle-related accidents.