Otago fatality in Easter toll
One man died and another was seriously injured after a car left State Highway 83 just east of the Otekaieke River bridge early yesterday and crashed into a stock underpass.
Holiday season fatalities
Crash answers sought
Crash answers sought
The woman killed in a Christmas Eve car crash in Mosgiel knew the driver of a car she was understood to have been following at the time of the crash, Dunedin police said yesterday.
Waikato road fatality first of period
Waikato road fatality first of period
The holiday road toll stood at one last night with the death of 31-year-old man in Waikato early yesterday.
Driver fatigue dangerous, police warn
Driver fatigue dangerous, police warn
Fatigue-related crashes double during the holiday season and police are asking drivers to make sure they are rested after the hustle and bustle of Christmas before driving.
Drink-driving blitz is a sober reminder
Drink-driving blitz is a sober reminder
One person will die and 10 others will be seriously injured in vehicle crashes on roads south of the Waitaki River this festive season.
Easter road toll rises to six
Easter road toll rises to six
The Easter weekend road toll has risen to six after the death of a motorcyclist following an accident yesterday.
Easter road toll rises to five
Easter road toll rises to five
The Easter road toll stands at five after four crashes in the top half of the North Island during the first 24 hours of the holiday period.
Holiday road toll at 26
Holiday road toll at 26
The holiday road toll now stands at 26, after a man died on Friday from injuries sustained during the holiday period.
Jet boat crash victims named
Jet boat crash victims named
Police have named the two Queenstown men who died in a jet boat collision with a jet ski on the Kawarau River last night.
Frustration at inaction
Frustration at inaction
The boating tragedy on the Kawarau River on Monday night which left two men dead and a man and a woman in a serious condition was an accident waiting to happen, says a commercial boat operator.
Family devastated as house fire claims four
Family devastated as house fire claims four
A grieving South Auckland man will forever treasure the memories of Christmas with his family,
Evidence vessels collided head-on
Evidence vessels collided head-on
Initial indications are the jet-boat and jet ski involved in a fatal collision on the Kawarau River on Monday night collided more or less head-on, Queenstown police say.
Mother wants 'celebration' of children at funeral
Mother wants 'celebration' of children at funeral
A woman whose two children were killed with their father in a crash between a car and a truck in Waikato on January 3 wants their funeral to be "a fun and bright celebration".
Search for Fai will continue - Mann
Search for Fai will continue - Mann
Five days after promising young league player Sonny Fai disappeared in heavy surf off a west Auckland beach, his family and league friends refuse to abandon the search for his body.
Two dead on roads in Otago
Two dead on roads in Otago
Two fatal crashes in Otago have marred the New Year break and pushed the country's holiday road toll to 15.
2 missing, 2 hurt in river crash
2 missing, 2 hurt in river crash
Two men were missing last night and two others were in a serious condition in hospital after a crash between a jet-boat and a jet ski on the Kawarau River, near Frankton.
Road toll reaches 24
Road toll reaches 24
Three days after the official holiday road toll period ended police are continuing to release details about the 24 deaths.
Father from house fire off critical list
Father from house fire off critical list
A 50-year-old man who lost two daughters in a horrific south Auckland house fire on Tuesday which claimed four lives has been taken off the critical list.
Search continues for Fai
Search continues for Fai
Searchers have no intention of giving up looking for Warriors rugby league player Sonny Fai, presumed drowned off Auckland's West Coast.
Wiki joins search for Fai
Wiki joins search for Fai
Warriors rugby league legend Ruben Wiki said Sonny Fai was like a little brother to him.