The holiday road toll stands at 13, the same as last year, following two fatal crashes in Auckland overnight.

The prospect of routine imprisonment for drivers who flee from police patrols looms after 16 people died in police pursuits in 2010.

Superintendent Ted Cox was ticketed after he was clocked driving at 120km/h on Auckland's Southern Motorway, during a crackdown meant to cut the number of road deaths caused by speeding.

In the year to June 30, over 105,000 tickets were issued after drivers were snapped by fixed speed cameras.

A young man speeding at 174 km/h because he was 'late for lunch' is one example of some appalling driving in the holiday break.

Police are setting a new trap for speeding drivers who slam on their brakes at the last minute for roadside speed cameras. The point-to-point cameras record the time a car takes to travel between two points.

The family of a father-of-two hit by a car yesterday are grieving for 'a wonderful family man'.

Police have charged the 18-year-old driver of a van involved in a fatal crash near Rotorua in July.

The festive season is a time of excess. But as the country’s top traffic officer Paula Rose tells Alan Perrott, there is little cheer in counting its cost.

Families of the victims of a drunk driver rejected his expressions of remorse as he was jailed today.

A woman who was injured and lost her friend after a drink driver crashed into their picnic says she is still suffering from emotional trauma.

The driver of a car that collided with a group of cyclists, killing three, has admitted causing their deaths.

A boy, 14, had to be restrained with handcuffs after he was caught allegedly drink driving.