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Man jailed for sixth drink-driving conviction has given community the finger, judge says
"You were grossly intoxicated."
"You were grossly intoxicated."
OPINION: Sonya Bateson says we don't have to sacrifice one to gain the other.
The 3-month-old was not harnessed into her seat and was surrounded by airbags.
The intersection was included in the council’s review of 79 rural intersections.
Emergency services are at the scene on SH29 on the Kaimai Range.
Southern regions in for more snow, and strong winds of up to 130km/h are forecast.
Auckland's last lower-speed programme cost $33 million.
The driver was overtaking a 52-tonne logging truck on a corner.
The truck accident had halted traffic since the crash mid-morning.
Habits that drive road users up the wall.
'It only takes a second or two of inattention to kill a pedestrian.'
Road safety advocates, community providers honour those who have died from road accidents.
'The roads are the worst I've seen them,' says McLeod Cranes’ Scott McLeod.
Several parts of the major Canterbury highways are closed due to slips.
More than half of vehicles inspected over the past five years have failed at least once.
The slope above one section is shifting up to 30cm a week at times.
A crane was needed to haul the woman's vehicle out of the creek where it landed.
The Serious Crash Unit is investigating.
The backlog of repairs is expected to take up to a decade to clear.
OPINION: Letters on housing, doctors and nurses, Wayne Brown, and law and order.
In the past 18 months, 26,350 potholes were reported across the region.
Dome Valley is to remain closed over the weekend and reopen early next week.
AA study shows the importance of the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway.
State Highway 1 will be the alternate route on July 4-5 when SH4 closes.
Pothole plague: The quality of roading is 'leaving a lot to be desired'.
Whangārei man says Road to Zero won't be reached if dangerous drivers not prosecuted
Locals fought for generations for footpaths and lower speeds without success. Until now.
Donna Young and her husband Christopher Young were killed in the triple-fatal crash.
Defendants didn’t dispute the Westgate vision, nor that it had not yet been achieved.