A councillor was alerted to the issue by an NZTA staff member.

The 'horrendously bad driver' later assaulted his partner and bit a police officer.

Christopher Haverkort, 65, was out riding with his brother when he was hit and killed.

The incident in Taupō left the teenager with serious injuries.

Locked up as a child 23 hours a day in a small, stifling room, he's now back behind bars.

Council may approve T-intersection; work to start in November if approved.

Govt says we will have roadside drug testing by the end of the year.

Masterton Mayor Gary Caffell said yesterday's illegal car meet was 'gut-wrenching'.

The man said it's a select few who ruin boy racing events for everyone else.

The rear window of a police car was also smashed in.

The driver, who stopped twice to urinate on the road, was nearly four times the limit.

On another occasion Rory Herk was clocked doing 173 km/h on a motorbike.

A man was found injured and unconscious on Wellington St in the early hours of Friday.

'She should have seen the traffic ... what she did see for 14 seconds is her phone.'

Judge: 'You have recently served a sentence of home detention and it did not deter you.'

“I thought a grown man would run out of tears by now,” the victim's father said.

Mafi's family devastated: "He was taken from us, our son was robbed."

The judge dealt with the RSE worker 'expediently' to avoid any burden on the NZ taxpayer.

Drivers face a 500% fine increase for parking in disability spots, now $750 from Tuesday.

'There are two kids lying in the middle of the road,' a witness told police.

Scott's resignation takes effect Friday, when Craig Pauling will be acting chairman.

Crown says two teen drivers were racing when one crashed, killing a passenger.

The car was initially seen driving at more than double the 50km/h limit.

Police are being criticised for calling a driver to berate him for using a phone.

A teenager was reportedly struck by a ute before it fled the scene.