'At that level I'm surprised you were even able to get your keys in the car.' A Dunedin judge slams a woman for driving drunk with her 2-year-old in the car.

The Dutch businessman accused of causing a crash that killed a Christchurch woman and two 12-year old girls has pleaded guilty in a surprise court appearance today.

Parents who drive while disqualified or without a licence are passing on the illegal habits to their children, a study has found.

The Dutch businessman involved in a crash that killed three people near Rakaia had a previous crash in Canterbury, it has been revealed.

A courier truck driver has admitted a careless driving causing injury charge after backing into a young mother, leaving her leg "practically severed".

A former rental car company manager is backing a petition to introduce testing for overseas drivers.

Overseas drivers were involved in at least 558 crashes that resulted in death or injury last year. In about 75% of the cases, the visitors were found at fault.

Editorial: The involvement of cars driven by tourists in accidents that led to the death of four people over Queen's Birthday Weekend has prompted calls to improve the way they drive.

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.

Two hours before a woman crashed into two motorcyclists, killing them, a motorist reported her "erratic" driving behaviour to police via a *555 call.

An Auckland woman tried to avoid a drink-driving conviction by claiming she played basketball, volleyball, tag and touch for New Zealand, so a criminal record would harm her top-level career.

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 extra 58,000 motorists were caught speeding because of the lower-tolerance speed limit at holiday weekends in the past two years.

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.