In a year when the national road toll fell dramatically, the carnage on Waikato roads actually increased. James Ihaka recounts the lives lost and the search for reasons why.

The holiday road toll currently stands at 15 - three higher than last year's total.

At least two people are dead following a late-night crash near Blenheim, raising the holiday road toll to 15

When a Wellsford firefighter heard police sirens, he had a gut feeling he needed to check on his nana.

Mourners gathered at Welcome Bay in Tauranga today to farewell the teenage sisters killed on...

Shane Bennett, 19, was killed in a crash in 2008 after he refused to stop his unregistered car for police.

The family of a young man in custody over the deaths of his teen cousins are angry he will miss their funeral today.