Police have laid charges after the Maori King's younger son was involved in a boyracer crash from which witnesses say he was lucky to escape alive. Residents say they can't believe the 16-year-old driver survived.

A policewoman talking on her phone while driving pulled over a disapproving motorist to tell him she was exempt from the ban.

A Hastings man clocked driving at 202km/h was pulled over by a police constable who turned out to be his brother-in-law.

Police are targeting a small list of disqualified drink-drivers who have offended at least three times.

John Wilson doesn't know how many times he has told families of tragedies in the middle of the night - and he wasn't prepared to hear the news himself.

Speedsters snapped by police cameras face demerit points on their licences under road safety proposals. What do you think?