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.

Rudeness, tailgating and inconsiderate driving are among the biggest pains for motorists in New Zealand, a survey has found.

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?

A grandmother jailed after driving at nearly twice the legal alcohol limit and killing cyclist Frank van Kampen on the Kapiti Coast has been released on parole after serving just half of her sentence.

A driver involved in a head-on collision that seriously injured one of the Western Bay of Plenty's top cops has been charged.