US President-elect Donald Trump has named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world's richest man.

China's top leaders have urged "all-out efforts" to treat those injured in a car attack in southern China, one of the deadliest incidents in the country's recent history.

A man is now in prison after his “horrendous” high-speed driving on the Lewis Pass ended in a crash that seriously injured another motorist who was thrown from their car on impact.

A concerning incident for two children walking home from a Christchurch primary school has prompted a warning for parents in Cashmere.