A cyclist was killed last night when he and a car collided on an East Auckland road - the latest in a series of serious cycling accidents.

A woman who allegedly killed a grandmother after speeding from a police checkpoint had drunk about four vodka energy drinks over two hours, her father has said.

A teenager who feared for the safety of his sister and her friend took his drink-driving mother's keys and a bottle of gin, then called police.

An Auckland speed camera has overtaken a notorious Wellington speed trap as the busiest in the country.

When Push Push came to shove shove, rocker-turned-broadcaster Mikey Havoc had to deal with almost $40,000 in parking fines and court costs.

An elderly driver who caused a "horrendous" multiple-vehicle smash on Auckland's Southern Motorway has received a six-month driving ban and a $1000 reparation order.

The oldest son of a mother-of-five killed by a woman fleeing a police check point says it's time to crush drink-drivers' cars.

A mother has been killed by a driver who witnesses said was extremely drunk at 8am.

The victim of an alleged hit and run aggravated robbery was left lying on the side of the road with his pleas for help ignored by passing motorists.

The days of rental car companies giving pamphlets to confused overseas visitors and crossing their fingers they'll cope with NZ's oddball right-hand rule look set to be over.

New Zealand's unique right-hand rule, a relic of an old Melbourne tram system and cause of 2560 crashes a year, is set to be scrapped.