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Car crashes into floodwaters near Rotorua after heavy rain opens hole in road
SH2 Waioweka Gorge is also closed again due to a slip.
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Police urge safer driving after 2 riders, 1 motorist die in Easter weekend crashes
Director of road policing Steve Greally says any death on NZ roads is 'one too many'.
Motorbike rider dead after Waipu crash
Police were called to the crash just before 9.40am today.
Driver dead after car hits tree in Far North
Emergency services were called to the Kaitāia crash at around 10.30pm.
Police footage shows Tiger Woods lethargic and unsteady after high-speed DUI crash
Officers found two opioid pills, including hydrocodone, in Woods' possession.
'Slurring his words': Man who fatally crashed into speeding motorcyclist had been at pub
Victim Richard Chase had just completed a wheelstand when his bike was struck.
'Beautiful, happy soul': Family remember 9yo girl killed in crash at traffic lights
The schoolgirl was in a car struck by another vehicle while waiting for a green light.
'Make good choices': Police ramp up crackdown on unsafe driving over Easter weekend
Police will have a high level of visibility on the roads this Easter holiday weekend.
SH5 closed: Two critically injured in truck and van crash
Multiple ambulances, two helicopters and fire crews are at the scene.
'Upwards of 160km/h': Man charged after allegedly speeding wrong way down highway
The driver is being charged for recklessly operating a motor vehicle.
Person dies after single-car crash on Whangaparāoa Peninsula
Emergency services were called to Vipond Rd about 10.25am.
Motorway crash causes peak-hour delays between North Shore and West Auckland
NZTA is warning eastbound motorists of delays during their commute.
Person taken to hospital in serious condition after ute flips in two-vehicle crash
Debris was scattered across the road after the crash outside a local polytechnic.
Family speak of 'incalculable' grief after mother's cafe crash death
Sarah Clark, 44, died after a car mounted the kerb at the Auckland cafe she was at.
Givealittle page raises $80,000 for Wellington dad killed in double fatal crash
The man has left behind his wife and two toddlers.
State Highway 3 reopens after fire
The trailer of a truck carrying rubbish caught fire near Bulls.
One dead after crash in Christchurch
The person has died in hospital after the two-vehicle crash last Thursday.
Two seriously injured after three-car crash in Waikato
Emergency services were called to the crash about 5.40pm.
'It was way too fast': Teen witness describes deadly Dunedin speedway crash
The teenager said the stock car appeared to lose its brakes.
Person left with serious injuries at private Dunedin speedway
The Serious Crash Unit has been notified.
A lifetime of anger: School bus crash survivor recalls horror in memoir
'I’m shocked by how much that horrific day still impacts so many people’s lives.'
'I still remember the carnage so clearly': The day a bus tragedy rocked a school
A first-hand account of the fatal school bus crash that rocked a small community.
Two dead after car flips into stream in rural Wellington
Emergency services were called to the crash on Mākara Beach Rd just after 8am.
First victim named after six killed in 'devastating' weekend on the roads
Murray Kevin Levers, 71, was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Sunday.
One critical after car hits tree on Rotorua's Fenton St
Police tape remains around the car and tree on the Fenton St median.
Car flips upside down into stream in rural Wellington
Police say Mākara Beach Rd will stay closed until at least 11.30am.
Person dead, three injured after fiery three-vehicle crash in Palmerston North street
Police probe deadly late-night crash as road toll continues to climb.
Two dead after truck crash near Levin that closed state highway, following horror weekend
Emergency services were called to the double-fatal crash about 2.30am.
'I braced for an impact': Invercargill woman heard speeding car moments before fatal crash
The resident heard 'two massive bangs' before the crash involving a 'fleeing vehicle'.
Many injured in multiple-vehicle crash that blocked lanes on Auckland motorway
The injured motorists were taken to hospital with moderate injuries.