Road accident

Man killed in Christchurch crash named

Police have released the name of a man killed in a crash at Mt Pleasant in Christchurch this morning.

He was Joshua John Burgess (27) of Christchurch.

A man has been killed in a single-car crash in Palmerston North.

Emergency services were called to the crash on Crewe Crescent in Palmerston North shortly after 11.30pm.

One person sustained critical injuries and another moderate injuries when a car and a motorbike collided north of Auckland this morning.

One person was taken to hospital following a two-car crash in Christchurch this morning.

A cyclist was killed in a collision with a car on a Northland highway this morning.

A person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a car crashed into a mangrove swamp in south Auckland this morning.

Police have released the name of a man who died when his car hit a tree in Rangiora yesterday.

A man has died after crashing his car into a tree in Rangiora this afternoon.

A teenager with major facial injuries has been cut from a crashed car and rushed to hospital in a critical condition this morning.

A motorcyclist was killed when he collided with an oncoming car at Paraparaumu north of Wellington this morning.

Police said the crash happened about 11am.