A man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a woman hit by a car while picnicking with a friend on the roadside north of Wellington last month.

A 24-year-old man has been arrested over the death of an elderly Wanganui woman in a hit-and-run yesterday.

Almost three-quarters of drink driving deaths are caused by recidivist drink-drivers.

An elderly man is being taken to hospital in a critical condition after being found on a street in Onehunga.

The vision of her mother dying in hospital after being knocked off her bike by a motorist asleep at the wheel is imprinted on Sarah Carr's mind.

A West Coast driver who fell asleep and killed a cyclist faces a much longer self-imposed sentence than the community detention handed down, says her lawyer.

A grieving husband has described his "deep-seated hatred" towards an alleged drunk-driver whose car struck and killed a Kapiti grandmother last weekend.

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