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Motorcyclist dies after Hamilton crash

The 66-year-old man was rushed to Waikato Hospital after he was involved in a head-on collision with a car at 1.20pm, but died in hospital early this evening.

Car crashes into bus-stop

A car has crashed into a bus-stop on the corner of Albert Street and Wyndham Street in Auckland’s CBD this morning.

Multi-car crash delays traffic

A truck, bus and a number of cars have collided at a busy intersection in Central Auckland.

Delays ease on Auckland motorway

A breakdown is causing major delays on Auckland’s city-bound Northwestern Motorway.

Motorcyclist dies after collision

A male motorcyclist who crashed head-on into a truck this morning became separated from his bike on impact before it burst into flames.

Four injured in car collision

Four people were injured – one seriously – when two cars collided north of Auckland today.

Influx prompts policing shake-up

A Waikato rural policing review has had to consider how to deal with the influx of Aucklanders moving to the region.

Road reopens after fatal crash

State Highway 16 was shut to traffic in both directions between Bradly Rd and Wharepapa Rd, Helensville, after the crash about 7.30am.

Support for teen mistakenly fined by police

The parents of an Auckland teen battling to prove she’s been mistakenly made to pay a police ticket have been inundated with support.

Three charged over metal barrier death

Three men have been charged over the death of a woman who got out of her car to move metal barriers blocking a state highway.

Huge Wellington waves may return

Yesterday's destructive waves are likely to become a more common occurrence, says a councillor from the worst-hit parts of Wellington.

Car blaze: 'So much smoke'

A car bursts into flames near the Birkenhead off-ramp of the Auckland Harbour Bridge yesterday moments after the driver jumped out.

Huge waves smash into Wellington coast

Massive waves caused havoc on Wellington's south coast, sending boulders onto roads, despite fine and sunny weather in the region today.

Car bursts into flame in Auckland

A car that caught fire on State Highway 1 today, causing traffic chaos over the Auckland Harbour Bridge, may have suffered a mechanical fault, police say.

Easing traffic light wait times

Drivers may soon be able to use their mobile phones to ease frustrations caused by the apparent whims of traffic signals, if a research project by a Victoria University professor goes ahead.

NZTA defends 45-minute poo job

The New Zealand Transport Agency was quick to remove human waste from a Wellington tunnel this morning

Man killed in stolen motorbike crash

A stolen motorbike is believed to have been involved in a crash that left one person dead, and another seriously injured.

Auckland's traffic woes

Choked roads and worsening congestion have led to an “increasing sense of desperation” for Auckland motorists.