He's thought to be the worst drink-driver in the country, yet there's little keeping him off the roads.

The average number of monthly tickets for drivers using their phones has almost doubled since 2010, when the law was changed to make it illegal.

Police say a driver clocked speeding at 191km/h on a Northland road in thick fog was a "ticking time bomb" that could have obliterated innocent people.

A courier driver has been charged with careless driving causing injury after allegedly backing a truck into a young mother and severing her leg.

Police are having success getting young drunks off the streets as new liquor laws make an impact on the country's late-night drinking culture.

Lowering the alcohol purchase age has been linked to a long-term increase in the chance of drunk drivers aged 18 or 19 being involved in car crashes that cause death or injury.

Police are urging all motorists to heed their "drive to survive" message over the Easter break.

Police want the power to remove incompetent or inexperienced drivers - including overseas tourists - from NZ roads, after a crash in which two people died.

A decorated police officer is on restricted duties after admitting he drove while more than 2 times over the legal alcohol limit.

The man killed in what police believe was a speeding car yesterday has been publicly identified.

An advertisement in which police falsely accused a truck driver of causing a crash is unlikely to cause widespread offence, the ASA rules.

Fine dodgers could lose their driver's licence under strict new sanctions that come into effect later this month.

The first officer on the scene of a crash, which police tried to blame on a truck driver for using his mobile phone, says there was never any suggestion the truckie was at fault.

Nuala Goldstein was put through hoops to prove she was driving lawfully in a high-priority lane after collecting her son from basketball.

An international basketballer's attempt to avoid a drink-driving conviction that could affect her career failed today.

An international basketball player will seek a discharge without conviction on a drink-drive charge today in a bid to save her sporting career.

Drivers are unwittingly jeopardising their accident insurance by not declaring speeding tickets this summer.

A chef caught at more than twice the drink-drive limit on Christmas was arrested again on Boxing Day with an even higher breath-alcohol reading.

Teen learner drivers are blatantly breaking the law by driving themselves to tests, with testing officers powerless to give them an automatic fail.

A former All Black has been stripped of his driving licence and almost lost his car for driving drunk and while suspended.

A man who strangled his partner in the back of a van near Nelson while her 5-year-old daughter sat in the front seat has been sentenced to at least 15 years in prison.

Drivers in Auckland City yesterday did not appear to be paying attention to the summer speed threshold, with five drivers pulled over in about 30 minutes.

A police officer once celebrated as a hero has been charged with driving while two times over the legal alcohol limit.

Driving the day after a heavy drinking session can be just as dangerous as getting behind the wheel drunk, research has revealed.