Road accident
Dunedin man dies in crash
A 21-year-old Dunedin man was killed in a single-car crash on the Clinton-Mataura highway yesterday.
Charge likely after crash
Three in hospital after crash
Man discovered hours after accident
A man was found 40 metres down a bank this morning, hours after his car crashed in eastern Bay of Plenty.
The accident happened around 7.30pm yesterday, but was discovered about 9am today by road workers around the Waioeka Gorge, near Opotiki, TrustPower TECT rescue helicopter spokesman Liam Brettkelly said.
Stock trailer unit overturns
Man charged over Easter double fatality
A 19-year-old man will face dangerous driving charges after two people were killed in a head-on smash on the Desert Road in the central North Island over the Easter weekend.
One dead in Waikato car vs truck crash
A person is dead after a collision between a car and a truck north in the Waikato this afternoon.
Crash raises weekend death toll to 2
One person died after a crash on State Highway 2 by the Karangahake Gorge at the southern end of the Coromandel Peninsula at about 6.30pm yesterday evening.
Crash highlights need to save rescue service: Farmer
A tourist bus crash in a remote area of Southland, near Te Anau, which injured 15 is a telling example of why a rescue helicopter must continue to be based in the town, says the owner of the farm where the bus ended up.