Reducing the current legal blood alcohol limit will hurt the law-abiding majority without tackling repeat offenders, say lawyers.

The Govt's failure to immediately commit to lowering blood alcohol limits for adult drivers is "just not good enough", say advocacy organisations.

The Govt intends imposing a zero alcohol level on drivers aged under 20, Steven Joyce has confirmed.

A unionist has attacked Air NZ boss Rob Fyfe over the 'grubby deal' with police that has led to drink-driving staff being penalised twice.

Broadcaster Kate Hawkesby says inquiries about a $400 speeding ticket she incurred on her way to work this week are "boring beyond measure".

Five people are dead after a series of crashes overnight.

A 50-year-old grandma known as "Mumsy" to boyracers says her six month driving ban for being caught doing a burnout is "over the top".

A 20-year-old woman who ran over and injured four cyclists on the Auckland waterfront on her way to a university exam is sentenced in the Auckland District Court.

Detectives are investigating an incident in which Prince Andrew allegedly struck a police officer while driving into Buckingham Palace.

ACC has been buying old police radar gear in a covert plan to thwart speeding motorists.

Three men have been charged with assault and will appear in court this morning after a man who confronted boy racers on his street was stabbed.