Police in Hamilton are investigating after a 10-year-old boy was hit by a car outside a school yesterday.
The incident happened about 3.30pm yesterday outside Maeroa Intermediate School.
The boy was taken to Waikato Hospital with moderate injuries but is now in a stable condition.
Police said it was important for drivers to remember to reduce their speed to 40 kilometres per hour around schools.
The Serious Crash Unit is speaking to eyewitnesses and a school in South Auckland, after three young children were hit by a car on their walk to school this morning.
One of the three children hit by a car while walking to school in South Auckland yesterday has been discharged from hospital.
The parents of a boy who was hit and killed by a school bus on the West Coast are disappointed they still do not have answers about what happened to their son.
As the new school year begins, there are renewed calls for a speed limit around schools of 40 kilometres an hour.
After years of campaigning, Rural Women New Zealand has seen some progress on two rural school road safety initiatives.
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