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Focus: How best to avoid the holiday traffic
Thousands of Kiwis will be hitting the roads but Waka Kotahi NZTA has a few tools and tips to help you avoid the jams and keep stress levels at bay. Video / Dean Purcell / Mark Mitchell
Thousands of Kiwis will be hitting the roads but Waka Kotahi NZTA has a few tools and tips to help you avoid the jams and keep stress levels at bay. Video / Dean Purcell / Mark Mitchell
Watch: Daniel Woolley is urging drivers to slow down after a crash that changed his life.
The crash was in Waerenga, about 60km north of Hamilton.
The pedestrian killed on Christmas Day in Auckland was mum of six Charlotte Tyrrell, 28
Seventeen people died on New Zealand roads over the holiday period.
The speed limit is being lowered to get deaths down to zero. But policing already did it.
Sixteen people have died on our roads during the holiday period, with one day to go.
Dawson Rd in Taupiri is still blocked while police make inquiries into the person's death.
The school haka will be performed as part of the service by Grammar boys attending.
Auckland teen remembered as a 'loved son, brother and valued friend'.
Police urge drivers to be patient, keep calm, and expect delays on Northland roads.
Three more people have died on New Zealand roads in the last day.
Tony Hadlow remembers the day his life changed forever, and hopes it'll change yours.
Police are supporting the boy's family as they grieve the loss of a dearly loved son.
The road is blocked in both directions.
The holiday road toll now stands at 12.
A motorcyclist has died in a crash in the Kaipara District, Northland, overnight.
Victim's sister apologises to driver charged - 'I don't believe she did it'.
Jylesza Needham was found around 3.45pm Thursday.
Emergency services rushed to Countdown Te Atatū Thursday morning after a woman was pinned to the wall by a car. Video / Supplied
The truck and trailer unit crashed and came to a stop in a ditch.
Motorists told to expect delays after driver seriously injured, State Highway 4 closed.
The occupants are still recovering in hospital, three remain critical.
The death has not yet been added to the holiday period road toll of six.
Four children remain in a critical condition with one set to be transferred to Starship.
The man was injured after eventually crashing the vehicle into a pole - 70km away.
The child suffered minor injuries.
Four of the five are in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital.
Brent Cleghorn was turning his life around and was due to start new job on January 5.
Seventeen people have died in the past 10 days.