Police were called to the accident on Hills Road, Otara at about 8.40pm Saturday evening.

The Blues secured a bonus-point win but may well lose winger Caleb Clarke for a few weeks after he was sent off in the second half at Eden Park.

In-form wing left with plenty to ponder as his night ends early in the Super Rugby Pacific clash at Eden Park.

New Zealand nurse Louisa Akavi was scared, and struggling to cope with her captivity, a US court hears.

The Phoenix have been hit for six by A-League Men leaders Melbourne City.

Tom Latham made his highest ODI score with an unbeaten 140 to save New Zealand from a shock loss to the Netherlands.

Warriors coach Nathan Brown said they looked to scale back their style of footy for what turned out to be an impressive Brisbane derby.

Firefighters are monitoring a large vegetation fire in Southland and will send helicopters to fight the blaze early on Sunday.

REVIEW: All the writer-director duo do in this lame, laugh-free parody is replay key scenes from a collection of edgier rom-coms and up the grossness.

A trilingual sweeping saga based on a best-selling book engrosses, while Amy Schumer demonstrates new range with a surprisingly downbeat dramedy.

The edited photo was posted to the strip club's Facebook page. Netsafe says it could breach the law.

With a fourth halves combination in as many weeks, Warriors slug their way to back-to-back victories as loan player comes back to bite Brisbane.

Fire crew had to help occupants out of a vehicle that crashed on State Highway 3, south of Hāwera.

Blues forwards take charge against their Auckland neighbours in a rematch of Tuesday's stirring encounter.

Gary Brown has thrown his name into the ring for the mayoralty, with a vision to 'bring Auckland back to life'.

Mark Walker-trained two-year-old held off the locally-trained Wolverine, then had another duel after the siren sounded.

The Mystics' star goal shoot was almost flawless under the hoop, scoring 45 from 46 as the defending champions recorded their fourth straight win.

League leaders bring the Phoenix back down to earth with a flurry of goals as an intense recent schedule takes its toll.

In a town where 12-year-olds sell drugs on Broadway and the kuia and kaumātua are "scared to walk the streets", the community is fighting back against organised crime.

More than 7300 have signed a petition to keep owners of a busy Napier cafe in the country.