Police have charged a truck driver over the death of a cyclist who was hit by a truck only days after writing about aggressive Kiwi drivers.

A suspected drink-driver led police on a 100km chase along highways north of Auckland - as he weaved through traffic at speeds up to 170km/h.

A police officer who works in a serious crash unit is under investigation for alleged drink-driving after he was reported for backing into a parked car.

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 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.

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.

Herald inquiries reveal that police own only 12 fixed speed cameras, which are rotated among 56 boxes mounted on poles and power poles around NZ.

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.