Parents who drive drunk with children in the car should be reported for child abuse, says a child advocate.

The number of people dobbing in dodgy drivers has decreased since cellphone use while driving was banned three years ago.

The terrifying moment when a skateboarder crashed at high speed in front of a car which had been towing him has been caught on film.

A local politician from a leafy, well-to-do village has been charged with drink-driving and refusing to accompany a police officer.

Learner and restricted drivers will no longer be able to put off their graduation to a full licence after the Government announced plans to set a five-year time limit.

The proposal to lower the blood-alcohol limit for driving from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg dates back to at least 2001.

Police have waived 112 fines for drivers using cellphones since the ban came into place.

Police are reminding drivers to refrain from driving if they have been drinking and drive within the speed limits after a 22-year-old man was killed last night on the roads.

A week-long police crackdown on cellphone driving offences has seen a surge in the issuing of tickets. Police dished out 790 tickets nationally during the seven-day blitz last month, pushing the November total to 1736. October's total was 1156.

A Tauranga mother caught drink-driving with her four children in the car after she drove through a check-point, almost hitting a police officer, has avoided jail.

A driver caught doing 200km/h has the dubious honour of being ticketed for the country's highest recorded speed in the past year.

Comedian Mike King has been ordered to complete 200 hours of community work after pleading guilty to a driving charge.

Suspected drink-drivers could be prosecuted on the evidence of a breath test alone, even if they had requested a blood test, under a bill expected to come before Parliament.