Rental car company finds foreign drivers failing to keep left only marginally more likely to crash.

An on-duty taxi driver who blew a reading of more than four times the legal breath-alcohol limit told police he'd had "one Kingfisher beer".

None of us needs convincing that to answer a phone while driving is highly dangerous.

Almost $9 million in parking and traffic fines has gone unpaid in Auckland in the past year, and the worst offender owes nearly $38k.

An Australian tourist driver who had his car keys taken from him by a member of the public while driving on the Lindis Pass earlier this month has been fined.

Last weekend we had a spectre haunting our roads: a highway vigilante. He was nameless, known only by his actions.

New drink-drive laws appear to be working but the hospitality industry says the reduced limits have made punters nervous and could badly affect bar owners.

The details of an "appalling" incident of a child riding on the roof of a Dunedin vehicle on a West Coast road will be sent to Dunedin police today for further investigation.

A member of the public stopped a tourist driving a rental car on the Lindis Pass and took the vehicle's keys, after narrowly avoiding a head-on collision.

I don't know what Michael Woodhouse found confusing about the zero tolerance on speeding campaign. The message was pretty clear, writes Kerre McIvor.

A video of a man riding a trolley down Auckland's Queen Street while being followed by police has been viewed more than 3.25 million times on Facebook.

A driver who stole a car and drove it 28km at speeds of up to 160kmh told police he didn't stop, because he had no licence and had been drinking.

A Park n' Fly customer says he came back from holiday to find his car impounded after police stopped a car valet on a speeding-related charge.

The airport parking company accused of misusing a customer's car has rejected fresh claims of drivers doing "donuts" and "hooning".

Only one person has been banned from driving under a punitive new regime for motorists who refuse to pay their speeding fines.

Tourism leaders are appealing for Kiwis not to come down too hard on overseas drivers as police investigate a crash which has left two French visitors seriously injured.

Overtaking on the road safely and within the law is now all but impossible. The speed limit on the open road is 100km/h. The police are applying zero tolerance.

Santa Claus has admitted being in a bit too much of a rush after being caught speeding on his way to an old folks' home.

The morning after your Christmas party might be your downfall under new drink drive laws.

Since the drink-drive limit was lowered on December 1, breathalysers have been in hot demand and suppliers can barely keep up with orders.

Dunedin motorists were stunned to see a man sitting on a couch and holding on to the rear of a moving car as it left a trail of sparks behind him.

Since early settler days and gold rush fever they've been the next stop on the dusty road. A place to hang your hat, quench your thirst, and make new mates.

Lower legal alcohol limits will mean safer journeys for all New Zealanders this summer, the New Zealand Transport Agency says.

Christmas party revellers are being warned police will be out in force to snare drivers who fall foul of new drink drive limits.

Texting, reading and ogling at good-looking pedestrians are among the biggest driver distractions, an AA Insurance survey shows.

A drink-driver who sped at 134 km/h the wrong way on the motorway before killing an innocent motorist will go to prison pregnant and in a wheelchair.

Dunedin police were shocked to find a 10-year-old girl behind the wheel of a car being poorly driven on Saturday night.