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A crash that claimed the lives of five people north of Te Awamutu was the catalyst for a candlelight vigil in the Waikato town.

One person has been confirmed killed in a crash that blocked a road in Northland on Saturday evening.

A police spokesperson said the crash involved two vehicles.

Those risking people's safety on the roads can expect to be fined, disqualified or even jailed.

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a controversial plan for the Papua New Guinea government to set up a gold refinery being shelved.

Piata Otufangavalu is one of five people who died in the head-on collision earlier this week.

Protesters have taken to the roads to oppose government policies toward Māori, for an 'activation day' to coincide with the Budget.

Bailey Ecclestone stabbed Matthew Williams in the neck last year when Williams intervened in a fight.

The NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says seven years ago it improved the road where five people lost their lives last night. Audio

It has been a hard night for a Waikato community after a 'heartbreaking' crash on State Highway 3. Audio

Police are working through what's described as a large scene after the "horrendous" head-on crash to understand what happened.

It comes after the school was put in lockdown following a school brawl.

One person died after a two vehicle crash on State Highway 26 north of Te Araroa on Thursday morning.

The woman in her 60s was seriously injured after the attack near Tairua on Wednesday.

An apprentice diesel mechanic who got behind the wheel after drinking and crashed, killing a young man, had recently been convicted of drink driving in similar circumstances.

The offending came onto police's radar when a person whose new credit card - which never arrived but began to "tally up" raised the alarm.

She lived at the rehabilitation home after suffering a traumatic head injury in a car crash last year, police say.

Jonathan Beau Hall forged his supervisors' signatures - and a judge estimates the cost of his fraud to be in the millions.

An engineer who forged the signatures of higher qualified colleagues is to be sentenced in the Rotorua District Court.

The search for the man who went missing off the coast of Raglan more than two weeks ago has been paused.

The extra beds would take longer than the four-years covered in this week's budget announcement to deliver, the Corrections Minister told RNZ.

Police say a person has died after a crash near Te Awamutu.