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Dementia driving test flawed

Opinion: John Williamson says it's a traumatic experience to put any senior through.

Teen crashes while boasting on phone about evading cops

The 18-year-old reached speeds of up to 180km/h as he fled cops.

Increase in unlicensed dirt bike riders leads to police warning

Police have seen an increase in unlicensed riders on unregistered dirt bikes.

UK PM fined for no seatbelt while filming Instagram video

British leader was reportedly filming an Instagram video promoting govt spending.

'Heartbreaking': Ex-cop sentenced after killing cyclist

Jada Manase fell asleep at the wheel after a night of drinking. Her actions claimed a life

Dirt bikers accused of ‘chewing up’ cricket pitches in ‘aggressive’ incidents

'I struggle to see the motivation, unfortunately it’s just wilful damage.'

'I miss him': The deadly consequences of drink-driving

One man has endured the tragedy of drink-driving for most of his life. He's not alone.

No let-up in police blitz on driving: 1000-plus vehicles taken off Hawke’s Bay roads

The tortoise and the hares: Police say they're slowly and steadily making roads safer.

Critically injured man to spend Christmas in hospital after waking from coma

A critically injured Warkworth man is on the mend after waking up from coma

Anti-social driving: Twenty-five vehicles impounded every week in Napier and Hastings

Most eventually claimed by owners but some are destroyed.

Four times the limit: Driver's high breath-alcohol reading disappoints police

Wellington police surprised at the results of breath-alcohol testing at the weekend.

Breakneck speed: Driver injured after flipping car on roundabout

Restricted driver took new car for a spin after drinking, crashed and broke his neck.

Judge says drink-driver's case a rare exception to those normally resulting in prison

Judge accepts drink driver a good person who made a "terrible, terrible" decision to drive

'Spectacular stupidity': Drunk man runs red light, crashes with daughters in car

The 32-year-old had picked up his children, aged 7 and 9, from school.

'That's an awful attitude': Boy racer racially abuses attendant after asked to wear mask, does burnouts

The 21-year-old became abusive after being told off for not wearing a mask.

Driver's plan to evade checkpoint backfires when police tow his van

Driver who fled checkpoint tried to collect his van the next day but police had towed it.

Driver on 'cocktail of drugs' gets home detention for fatal crash

Zane Allison, 27, pleaded guilty to careless driving.

Two nights of 'bizarre' driving ends in 12 months jail

Driver who evaded police checkpoint one night, led police on high-speed chase the next.