Jim Anderton fears that opponents of the All Blacks at the Rugby World Cup could be forced to avoid a hailstorm of beer cans.

A police officer who works in a serious crash unit is under investigation for alleged drink-driving after he was reported for backing into a parked car.

Three teenage boys were arrested last night in relation to a pack attack which left two police officers seriously injured.

Police have said today they support proposals to increase the minimum drinking age and close bars earlier.

A woman who allegedly killed a grandmother after speeding from a police checkpoint had drunk about four vodka energy drinks over two hours, her father has said.

A teenager who feared for the safety of his sister and her friend took his drink-driving mother's keys and a bottle of gin, then called police.

A mother has been killed by a driver who witnesses said was extremely drunk at 8am.

The days of rental car companies giving pamphlets to confused overseas visitors and crossing their fingers they'll cope with NZ's oddball right-hand rule look set to be over.

New Zealand's unique right-hand rule, a relic of an old Melbourne tram system and cause of 2560 crashes a year, is set to be scrapped.

Reducing the current legal blood alcohol limit will hurt the law-abiding majority without tackling repeat offenders, say lawyers.

The Govt's failure to immediately commit to lowering blood alcohol limits for adult drivers is "just not good enough", say advocacy organisations.