It's just the third day of November yet eight people have already died on the country's roads.

Corbin Morgan, 16, was killed in a car crash while travelling back from a farm where he worked with three friends to raise funds for a rugby trip to Argentina.

Shocked friends and schoolmates pay tribute to teenager killed after the car he was travelling in crashed near Matamata.

The elderly man killed in a light plane crash at Matamata Aerodrome has been described as an aviation enthusiast, and a brilliant pilot.

A car is blocking a railway track in Matamata after crashing into a warning light pole.

A campground manager who offered Hobbiton-bound tourists free accommodation in return for alcohol is under investigation by his employer.

A motorcyclist is believed to have crossed the centre line and crashed into a car near Matamata yesterday.

A motorcyclist has died after a crash near Matamata.

Two cars and a Hobbiton tour bus crashed in Matamata this afternoon, injuring four people.

An elderly Opotiki man remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital after crashing his campervan near Matamata yesterday.

Fire crews are dealing with a truck fire on State Highway 29, south of Matamata this morning.

The victim of a violent home invasion in Matamata yesterday is now recovering at home, while police have recovered the vehicle used by the attackers.

They came out of Africa and into Matamata, and brought some exotic friends with them - including Bassoon the American bison and Mr and Mrs Ostrich.

A father and his three children spent a night in the bush after getting lost overnight while tramping near Matamata.

Matamata's Hobbiton movie set last night hosted a group of international cruise customers accompanied by some Hobbit cast and crew.

A pregnant woman was trapped by a trailer on a rural property near Matamata yesterday.

The racing community is grieving after death of a passionate racing enthusiast who died when the car she was driving hit a horse last night.

Police are amazed a head-on collision between two trucks - one carrying hazardous materials - didn't end up being a lot more serious.

A truck that rolled onto its side after hitting a bridge has blocked State Highway 29 near Matamata in both directions.

Motorists are being told to expect delays around Matamata this morning after a heavy truck and trailer rolled in the early hours of this morning.

Danielle Wright follows the tour buses to a sheep and beef farm in Matamata for the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour.

While you're in the 'hood check out some other finds.

A man died after becoming trapped in a fertiliser spreader near Matamata this morning.

The pair accused of bashing and abducting a man before stealing his car in the Kaimai Range - an event linked to the death of a Tauranga teen - will remain behind bars.

Just hours before being fatally struck by a car on a dark highway, 18-year-old Jovaan Graham was urged by her cousin to stay with her in Rotorua.