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George Michael in solitary, taunted by inmates
Beleaguered singer George Michael has been placed in solitary confinement for his own safety after inmate taunts.
Joyce joins list of MPs with convictions
Transport Minister Steven Joyce is the latest MP to admit having criminal convictions.
Police catch 186 drink-drivers on first night of two-day blitz
A drunk driver who tried to reverse out of a police checkpoint was among 186 people busted on the first night of a two-day blitz.
It was road rage, no mistake, says horrified witness
A witness has described how an enraged driver put his foot down and "just went for it" in a road-rage incident that left a man with two smashed legs.
Legs broken in road rage attack
A man is in hospital with two broken legs after a road-rage incident that spiralled into a hit-and-run in inner Auckland.
Backdown on bus lanes
Auckland City Council says it will now treat motorists more leniently and fairly and will push lawmakers to cut the $150 fines nearly in half.
Repeat drink-driver jailed over fatal crash
A recidivist drink driver was today jailed for four years for killing a Northland mother while driving with nearly double the legal alcohol limit.
Council backtracks on bus lane enforcement
After a backlash over its overzealous issuing of bus lane fines, Auckland City Council today agreed to new initiatives "to ensure a fair and reasonable approach" to bus lane enforcement.
Drunk teen doing 177km/h stuns police
A drunk teenager on his restricted licence stunned police after he was caught doing 177km/h and carrying six passengers on Auckland's northern motorway on Saturday night.
<i>Eric Thompson:</i> It's not how big mate, it's how you use it
Eric Thompson writes that testosterone level has a direct bearing on driving skill - it seems to make it worse.
Police blunder lets motorist escape conviction
A man who crashed his car and failed alcohol tests has escaped a drink-driving conviction because of a police blunder.