{"id":621854,"date":"2026-10-06T02:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T02:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/621854\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T02:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T02:24:11","slug":"hollywood-star-cliff-curtis-to-appear-in-court-over-waterfront-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/621854\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood star Cliff Curtis to appear in court over waterfront crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"INdwqXkrxOG\" style=\"display:none\">A third person also suffered minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"INdwqXkrxOG\" style=\"display:none\">Curtis  last week confirmed he was hospitalised with internal injuries after the crash. <\/p>\n<p class=\"INdwqXkrxOG\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI am deeply saddened by this incident. My thoughts are with those who were hurt, and their families at this time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"INdwqXkrxOG\" style=\"display:none\">Curtis said he helped  the other injured parties with first aid until emergency services arrived.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Cliff Curtis was allegedly involved in a serious high-speed crash after his Tesla collided with a parked taxi. Photo \/ Hayden Woodward\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Cliff Curtis was allegedly involved in a serious high-speed crash after his Tesla collided with a parked taxi. Photo \/ Hayden Woodward<\/p>\n<p class=\"INdwqXkrxOG\" style=\"display:none\"> He said he was \u201ccollaborating fully with relevant authorities\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"INdwqXkrxOG\" style=\"display:none\">No further comment would be made \u201cout of respect for the process\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Emergency services respond to the crash at the intersection of Jellicoe and Halsey Sts in downtown Auckland. Photo \/ Hayden Woodward\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Emergency services respond to the crash at the intersection of Jellicoe and Halsey Sts in downtown Auckland. Photo \/ Hayden Woodward<\/p>\n<p class=\"INdwqXkrxOG\" style=\"display:none\">No one was home when NZME visited Curtis\u2019 Rotorua home after the crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"INdwqXkrxOG\" style=\"display:none\">Curtis\u2019 New Zealand agent Gabriella Larkin-Bruce did not respond to multiple approaches by the Herald.<\/p>\n<p class=\"INdwqXkrxOG\" style=\"display:none\">Curtis is one of New Zealand\u2019s most successful movie stars, having appeared in blockbuster films such as the Avatar and Fast &amp; Furious franchises, Once Were Warriors, Whale Rider and Live Free or Die Hard.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Firefighters used hydraulic cutting gear to cut open the Prius and free the driver. Photo \/ Hayden Woodward\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Firefighters used hydraulic cutting gear to cut open the Prius and free the driver. Photo \/ Hayden Woodward<img  alt=\"A view of damage to the rear of the Toyota Prius taxi. Photo \/ Hayden Woodward \" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>A view of damage to the rear of the Toyota Prius taxi. Photo \/ Hayden Woodward <\/p>\n<p class=\"INdwqXkrxOG\" style=\"display:none\">Curtis was photographed alongside UFC star Israel Adesanya at the New Zealand Breakers\u2019 season-opening win over the Illawara Hawks at Spark Arena three days before the crash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A third person also suffered minor injuries. 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