Police want more effort to be put into educating foreign tourists about driving in New Zealand to stop them dying on our roads.

A 22-year-old man has been arrested after a police officer was injured when she was dragged under a stolen patrol car last night.

Coastguard leaders say many boaties rescued by its volunteer crews refuse to pay the $280 an hour fee to cover the charity's costs.

The NZ Government has called for restraint after an anti-whaling protest vessel and Japanese harpoon ship collided in Antarctica yesterday.

The crew of a NZ trimaran harassing Japanese whalers have been rescued after a collision between their boat and a Japanese ship.

New road rules and targeted safety campaigns are behind one of the lowest holiday road tolls in four decades, police say

Surf lifesavers are pleading with the public to take care in the water after a spate of drownings.

One person is dead and three others have minor injuries after a crash on the Hibiscus Coast, north of Auckland today.

Three deaths yesterday and two more early this morning have brought the Christmas road toll into double figures.

A father gave his life to save his son in the sea south of Auckland yesterday afternoon.