Nineteen people lost their lives on New Zealand roads over the Christmas and New Year period. The youngest victim was 2-years-old.
The official holiday road toll ended at 6am today. It began on Friday, December 23.
Last year's holiday road toll saw 12 people killed on New Zealand roads, with 71 people seriously injured and 296 minor injuries, according to the Ministry of Transport.
The worst road toll was during the 1972-73 holiday period, when 37 people died.