Two young men, two bad decisions, two grieving families – Coroner issues festive season warning
Drink-driving: 'Do not do it ... and do everything you can to stop anyone else.'
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Bus driven in loops through suburban streets to try to shake Ryan Mills off the chase.
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Fake plates outsmarting speed cameras, Northland leaders warn
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Study investigating speeding in NZ reveals a worrying link between tickets and crashes.
Granddad's tragic and 'unnecessary' death after driver's licence suspended
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Aggressive driver who caused serious crash told police to 'f*** off' when asked for blood sample
The 'horrendously bad driver' later assaulted his partner and bit a police officer.
'The end result is out of all magnitude': Driver's carelessness claims motorcyclist's life
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Driver who hit and injured a teenage cyclist urged to come forward
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Ex state ward stole $140k BMW from Auckland dealership then led police on 200km/h joyride
Locked up as a child 23 hours a day in a small, stifling room, he's now back behind bars.
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New roadside drug tests: Will they hurt more than help?
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'No remorse': Grieving dad yells at drink driver who killed 14yo boy
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Olympic cyclist's death: Husband to enter plea over Melissa Hoskins' killing
Rohan Dennis is expected to answer charges over the death of his wife.
Mayor says deaths inevitable unless Govt cracks down on spectators as well as boy racers
Masterton Mayor Gary Caffell said yesterday's illegal car meet was 'gut-wrenching'.
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The man said it's a select few who ruin boy racing events for everyone else.
'Gut-wrenching': Boy racers hurl fireworks, rocks and bottles at police in group attack
The rear window of a police car was also smashed in.
'It was the wind': Drunk truck driver's excuse for swerving all over the road
The driver, who stopped twice to urinate on the road, was nearly four times the limit.
Disqualified driver stole disabled woman's car after she dropped keys during bank appointment
On another occasion Rory Herk was clocked doing 173 km/h on a motorbike.
Police seeking driver in Pukekohe hit and run
A man was found injured and unconscious on Wellington St in the early hours of Friday.
Letters: Congrats – now bring the Cup home to defend
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Driver sent 45 Snapchat messages before fatally ploughing into young man's ute
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Fatherhood not enough to stop fisherman drink driving, despite final warning
Judge: 'You have recently served a sentence of home detention and it did not deter you.'
Killer driver caught making 'vile, racist' remarks about hit-and-run victim on prison phone
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Police arrested a man allegedly driving while three times over the legal alcohol limit.
Home detention for Auckland rugby player whose partner died during kidnapping
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Drunk driver walked away from crash scene while cousin lay trapped under van
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Ryan Bridge: Driven to distraction – are speed limits the issue or lazy Kiwi drivers?
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Drivers face $750 fine for parking in disability spaces from October 1
Drivers face a 500% fine increase for parking in disability spots, now $750 from Tuesday.