A judge calls the case of a man who committed nearly 70 dangerous offences "most unusual".

Child aged about 8 seen driving kids and a goat down the street in Coromandel town.

Man who hit and killed a horse and severely injured TV journalist has been found guilty.

Karen Rutherford was riding a horse when Peng Wang's people mover collided with her.

The truck driver who ploughed into a motorway overpass, bringing Auckland to a standstill has been sentenced.

A police officer was almost in tears after stopping a four-wheel drive crammed with 13 people.

Police disappointed at poor driving across Auckland region.

More Kiwis are being fined for mobile phone offences than for drink driving, according to the latest data from NZ Police.

Speeding car problems in Halswell could be on the rise.

Police took the unusual step of breathalysing a man who was tucked up in his bed at home.

A Waikato driver may have to take a week out of the dating game, after he was stung with a fine for Tindering behind the wheel.

Fleeing drivers could face more jail time and have their vehicles automatically confiscated if politicians support advice for harsher penalties.

Tributes to fugitive Alaric Eccleston, part-time rapper and 'amazing person' who jumped off Harbour Bridge to his death after being chased across city by police.

Canterbury drivers are the top offenders in the country when it comes to using their mobile phones and not wearing their seat belts.

A man whose alcohol addiction had "overwhelmed him" since the death of his wife, fell asleep drunk in the back of the Greymouth District Court

Six out of every seven New Zealanders aged 16 to 24 with driver's licences are breaching their licence conditions, an official study has found.

An Auckland motorist was stunned to open his mail and find a speed camera had pinged him twice for the same offence.

The message from police during the Rugby World Cup is "expect to be stopped anywhere at any time" for alcohol breath tests.

336 fines paid by drivers of police vehicles in past year; 612 tickets waived because of 'need to respond urgently'.

Road safety campaigners are calling for a ban on the use of wearable technology, including smartwatches, by drivers.

Police are slagged all the time for being revenue gatherers when they write tickets; now they're being criticised for trying to stop the offence before it happens, writes Kerre McIvor.

The Police Commissioner has assured the Government that there was no intention by police to run a raced-based policy over ticketing of unlicensed drivers.

Police officers are being told not to ticket unlicensed Maori drivers caught behind the wheel.

Police won't say how many motorists have sought a review of their speeding tickets after last weekend admitting botched checks of hand-held cameras.

The speed limit on any road should be appropriate to its design and condition, not the subject of a default 100km/h setting.

Drivers have admitted to using internet banking, writing Facebook posts and even playing games on their smartphones while behind the wheel.

Despite the fact that using mobile phones in cars has been illegal since 2009, the numbers flouting the law are on the rise, writes Kerre McIvor.

More drivers were caught by speed cameras and on their mobile phones in Waitemata than anywhere else in the country last year.

A road-safety advocate says the Government is not doing enough to prevent tourist crashes.

Threats to burn down a driving tester's home and to call down divine retribution on another's children are among a growing number of abuse cases faced by licensing staff.