Police have resorted to phoning rental companies to remove unsafe tourist drivers from the road.

Editorial: Looking for an electoral gift to unwrap at the National Party conference last weekend, the Government issued a hardly inspiring programme of roadworks.

Fifty youngsters took to the track at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in Waikato to test-drive a road-safety course which aims to teach vital skills.

Labour admits its new transport policies - scrapping trucks from fast lanes and motorhome rego fees - are 'small', while the Transport Minister labelled them a 'joke'.

A section of the country's main highway has been shut down due to a gas leak in Hamilton.

An innocent victim who survived a crash featured in a new road safety campaign says police have misled people and unfairly blamed a truck driver involved.

Motoring enthusiasts have toned it down away from the track after a police promise to come down hard on speeding and drunk drivers.

A new ad campaign is targeting "sensible stoners" who falsely believe smoking cannabis makes them more focused behind the wheel.

Herald exclusive: Only half the penalties for speeding police cars have been paid since 2008.

The practical test for a restricted driving licence is about to get a lot harder.