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Stay on the road but off the phone

If you're on the road then stay off the phone.

Man arrested after string of attempted carjackings

A man fled police - then tried to carjack a number of vehicles.

Drunk teen rolls van - with intoxicated parent inside

Drunk teen crashes vehicle with parent and two other passengers inside.

No demerits for seatbelt offenders: Govt

Demerit points will not be introduced for people failing to belt up in New Zealand.

South Island motorists urged to slow down

Canterbury Police are urging motorists to slow down.

'Unhinged' biker's nearly 300km/h ride

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

Child driver, 8, and his kid passenger

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

Guilty verdict a 'fairly shallow victory'

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

Driver gives evidence in TV reporter case

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

Snapped swiping: Tinder driver caught

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.

Police want to get tougher on fleeing drivers

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

Bridge fugitive's funeral held

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 top offenders in NZ

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

Man passes out drunk in court

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

Young drivers push rules

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.

Nabbed... as quick as a flash and a flash

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

Police stop thousands in RWC drink driving blitz

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

Kerre McIvor: Kiwis are monsters at the wheel

We seem to have lost our capacity to be kind, whether it's raising the refugee quota, feeding hungry kids in schools or sharing the road, says Kerre McIvor.