Smoke from car doing burnouts forces Wellington office building to be evacuated
Police got a report of smoke in the building just before 2pm.
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'Money grubbing': Justice staff use lockdowns to sting motorist with 11-year-old parking fine
Kevin Longley got a rude shock when told he had an unpaid ticket more than a decade old.
Police appeal for sightings of van involved in motorcycle crash
The van, a light blue people mover-type with a broken rear window, fled the scene.
She moved a car on to the street and was charged with drink driving. Why she escaped conviction
Nursing student caught drink-driving after moving car.
Father of five with lung cancer given home detention
Northlander would have gone to jail for driving offences had it not been for cancer.
Motorist with cancelled licence flees Covid-19 checkpoint
Police are still seeking the driver. Elsewhere, an officer is being tested for Covid-19.
Watch out: Speedsters across Auckland city will now be fined
The grace period is over. Expect to be pulled up if you're speeding in Auckland.
Fatal hit-and-run: Homicide investigation launched
Emergency services were called to the scene around 8.30am.
Drink driver drove off dragging good Samaritan behind car
A drunk driver accidentally broke the pelvis of a Dunedin woman who tried to stop her.
Top TV journalist faces drink-driving charge
TVNZ spokeswoman earlier told the Herald McIntyre had resigned for 'personal reasons'.
Injured teen sneaked out in middle of night
A car with eight occupants crashed 30km away after police abandoned pursuit.
'Devastating': Tributes pour in for musician killed in wrong-way crash
Jordan Gow reportedly died when a wrong-way driver smashed into his vehicle.
Son killed by driver high on meth: 'It wasn't an accident'
"It wasn't an accident it was a tragedy."
Auckland pedestrian's 'terrifying' near-miss sparks warning
'This guy almost collected three people.'
Fleeing driver causes havoc in Christchurch
Police in Christchurch are dealing with a fleeing-driver incident this morning.
Drivers stung for phone use
Police issued 541 notices in the district last month for mobile phone use while driving.
Cops share bizarre drunk-driver excuses
Police have shared the bizarre excuses drunk-drivers have used for their behaviour.
Stolen Range Rover: Concrete mixer halts dramatic chase in West Auckland
Police say the fleeing vehicle was driving in a 'dangerous manner'.
Watch: Wrong-way driver speeds down motorway in police chase
A motorist saw a smashed-up car driving southbound in the northbound lanes.
Watch: Car reverses on motorway on-ramp in West Auckland
Police urge drivers to call *555 if they witness any dangerous driving.
Police officers let drug-impaired driver go
Drug-impaired man found slumped over his steering wheel was allowed to drive by police.
Nosy parkers: New high-tech parking cameras target Auckland motorists
New cameras will automatically scan your number plate to tell if you're out of time.
Watch: 'Unreal' scenes of disorder as cars collide in Auckland
Police are still trying to find one of the parties involved.
Free public transport today: Police fear Friday will be big day for drink-driving
Leave the car at home if you've got a big end-of-work do planned, police urge.
'Good came out of tragedy': Victim's son welcomes roadside drug testing
Ora Keene, 84, was one of seven people killed in a 2018 crash caused by a drugged driver.
Govt to give police roadside drug testing powers
The new rules will mean 'if you take drugs and drive, you will be caught'.
Teen jailed for fatal crash 'filmed by passengers'
Jayden Breakwell sped away from police while teen passengers egged him on.
'I wasn't being stupid' - Richlister crashes, rolls Porsche
The richlister said he wasn't sure how the crash happened.
Watch: Terrifying near-miss on rural Tasman road
The man who shared the video is urging motorists to be safer on the road.
Man charged after film of car blindly overtaking on rural road sparks police probe
Footage shows car blindly overtaking cars in path of oncoming traffic on rural highway.
Suicide by cop? Desperate man claims he goaded officers into shooting him
Accused had been "in the full expectation the police would shoot back ... and kill him".
Home detention on the beach - killer driver's sunbathing sentence
Killer driver Rouxle Le Roux posted pictures at the beach during home detention sentence.
'No remorse': Teen's father furious with hit-and-run killer driver
'Our sentence is for the rest of our lives,' says grieving father.
'On a rampage': Tavern smashed by man fleeing police
Police chase took place through the early hours of this morning in Morrinsville.