The woman who drove into a pack of cyclists after allegedly running a stop sign in Auckland last weekend told friends she was fined for speeding six days before the incident.

Cyclist hit by car critical but stable, says hospital.

This is the 70-year-old grandmother accused of drink-driving and killing a new dad.

A female driver "accelerated" into a group of cyclists, says one witness, hospitalising four, one with serious head injuries.

Two thirds of cannabis users say the drug doesn't affect their driving ability, while 16 per cent say it improves it.

National MP severely embarrassed by read-driving incident, says Bill English.

The head of 2degrees fully supports a ban on cellphones while driving, after he wrote off another car while being distracted by his.

Cars belonging to repeat drunk drivers should be fitted with a disabling device that detects breath alcohol levels, a lobby group says.

Speed is the biggest killer on New Zealand's roads - with the number of deaths at a five-year high and motorcyclists the leading casualties.

A small community is reeling from the death of a popular teacher and new father mown down by a 70-year-old allegedly "blotto" from drink.

An online survey of 1200 Kiwi drug users shows one in four drove after taking cannabis in the last year.