The senior policeman was let off without conviction after a judge decided it was more important he stay working.

A senior policeman who admitted driving when he was nearly one and a half times over the limit has been discharged from court without a conviction.

Queen's Birthday weekend has seen a drop in the overall number of crashes, with police trumpeting their zero tolerance approach to speeding as a factor.

The first person to be killed on the roads this holiday weekend was "a good mummy who loved her kids".

A holiday weekend crackdown on speeding may be extended across the year after a big drop in accidents, with one fatality so far.

Police plan to crack down on speeding motorists doing as little as 4km over the limit this weekend.

Two cars belonging to one person have made almost 700 trips on the Northern Gateway motorway without paying the $2-a-trip toll - and the owner now faces fines of more than $26,000 if the fees are not paid.

Five police officers have been charged with drink-driving in the past 12 months - including a senior constable working in an Auckland serious crash unit.

A man has been formally charged after allegedly fighting his partner for car keys on a night of drinking before driving and killing a solo mother.