She was travelling from Nelson to Christchurch yesterday, but failed to arrive prompting concerns from her family.

A Police officer came across her car this afternoon, which had crashed down a bank on the Kohatu-Kawatiri Highway.

Needham only suffered minor injuries.

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21 Apr: State Highway six, in Lower Buller Gorge, is closed for the next half an hour or so as Police investigate a fatal crash

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15 Apr: Nelson police have arrested three men after eight deer were targeted with a vehicle

10 Apr: Players from Auckland, Hawera, Carterton, Wellington and Picton will be enjoying a mid-week windfall, after each winning $166,667 with Lotto First Division

10 Apr: A message for drivers to be cautious as the South Island's West Coast braces for another dumping of rain

10 Apr: The West Coast's gearing up to face the worst of its poor weather today

09 Apr: An off-roading track crash in Nelson has taken the lives of two people

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