New ZealandKey: No crackdown on tourist driversPrime Minister John Key does not believe laws need to be tightened around tourists driving on New Zealand roads.02 Jun 01:11 AM
New ZealandTourists in car smashesTwo of this weekend's fatal crashes involved tourists.01 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandWrong-way motorway driving deadlyAn innocent motorist who died after a wrong-way motorway crash was a keen dancer who participated overseas.01 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandTourist charged over crashA Dutch tourist has been charged after a crash in Canterbury that killed a mother and two young girls.01 Jun 07:21 AM
New ZealandTriple fatal crash in CanterburyThree people have been killed in a crash near Rakaia. Details of the crash were still sketchy but Ashburton Police senior sergeant Scott Banfield confirmed three people had been killed and two injured. The crash occurred at the intersection of Thompsons Track and Somerton Road shortly before 4pm Saturday.Watch31 May 09:45 AM
New ZealandThree killed in CanterburyThree people have been killed in a crash near Rakaia.31 May 06:00 AM
New ZealandFuel tanker overturns in CanterburyPolice and Fire Services were called at 9am today to a fuel tanker overturned at Templeton in Canterbury.30 May 11:35 PM
New ZealandHit-and-run driver labelled a 'coward'The wife of a motorcyclist killed by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel says the woman is a coward for running from the scene.30 May 08:14 AM
New ZealandDriver's alleged link to illegal ridesThe learner driver in a crash that killed a young Mosgiel brother and sister is alleged to have previously offered illegal taxi rides via a controversial Facebook page.27 May 09:48 PM
New ZealandMower driver admits charges over deathA Hastings council tractor driver has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death a 4-year-old boy in a horrific mowing accident last year.25 May 10:46 PM
New Zealand'The car flipped several times'A 34-year-old Hawea man has died after the car he was driving flipped several times on Cemetery Road, Hawea Flat.24 May 09:03 PM
New ZealandHousing NZ cops flak after boy diesThe family of a young boy killed on his way to a park after being struck by a car are upset Housing NZ dug up their front lawn, leaving their children without anywhere safe to play.24 May 08:24 PM
OpinionHerald on Sunday Editorial: Baby dead, car seat in the bootWhat possesses a mother to travel in a car with an unrestrained baby on her lap?24 May 08:08 PM
New ZealandGrieving parents want witnessesEvery day, the parents of motorcyclist Brody Sutherland park their son's red Ducati metres from where he died on a busy East Auckland road - hoping a passing motorist will come forward with crucial information.24 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandBoy dies following accidentA four-year-old Auckland boy has died after being struck by a passing vehicle outside his home earlier today.24 May 02:15 AM
New ZealandLift shaft fall - man diesAn elderly man has died after falling down a lift shaft at a home in East Auckland.24 May 01:24 AM
New ZealandMan trapped for 3 hoursA man was trapped in his crushed vehicle about 200m down a steep bank for about three hours before he was spotted, emergency services say.23 May 08:56 PM
New ZealandSchoolgirl's car hits kids on roadResidents of an Auckland street ran out to help two young girls who were hit by a teenage driver as they walked home from school.23 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandTruck slides into riverA truck driver’s head was held above water for by a passer by after his vehicle slid off a bridge into the Keyburn river in Central Otago.23 May 07:34 AM
New ZealandHuge slip closes Arthur's Pass highwayA massive slip near Otira closed the Arthur's Pass highway just after midday today.23 May 04:18 AM
New ZealandQuad bike rider flees after police pursuitA quad bike rider has fled after leading police on a pursuit through the city this morning.23 May 02:16 AM
New ZealandBaby flung from car namedA woman has been spotted breastfeeding an unrestrained baby in a moving car, just one day after another unrestrained infant died from injuries suffered in a crash.21 May 04:31 AM
OpinionMike Noon: Four changes that can save livesThe modern approach to road safety is about creating safer drivers, safer roads, safer speeds and safer vehicles, writes Mike Noon. We have to improve in all of these areas, not just one.20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandPlan to save safe car owners $163 a yearMotorists with newer, safer cars may see their annual licence costs slashed by as much as $163 a year.20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandBaby's carseat found in boot after crashThe death of an unrestrained 12-week-old baby girl who was thrown from her mother's lap in a crash could've been avoided by a carseat - found in the car's boot.20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandBaby flung from mum's lap in crash diesA baby who was unrestrained on his mother’s lap when the car they were travelling in hit a bank yesterday has died.20 May 12:11 AM
New ZealandBaby critical after road smashAn unrestrained baby sitting on its mother's lap was thrown into the back of the car and is now fighting for its life.19 May 08:19 PM
New ZealandDunedin horror crash: Names releasedThe names of a brother and sister killed when an unroadworthy car crashed at high speed in Dunedin on Saturday night have been released.18 May 07:33 PM
New ZealandCar licence to bring lawbreakers into lineThe cost of car relicensing could fall about 40 per cent by next July - a drop the Automobile Association expects will result in fewer cash-strapped motorists flouting the law.18 May 05:00 PM