Cyclist and petrolhead Mike Hosking has advice for road users in either camp.

A man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a woman hit by a car while picnicking with a friend on the roadside north of Wellington last month.

Herald readers have reacted strongly to a series of cycling deaths in the past week.

Steven Joyce is considering "regulatory changes" after crashes left five cyclists dead and two critically injured this week.

A new road safety campaign is appealing to young male drivers to 'slow down and stay in mantrol', in an attempt to reduce NZ's road toll.

A Herald-led campaign to lower the drink driving limit has sparked debate throughout New Zealand.

Drivers caught at more than twice the legal alcohol limit should have to undergo mandatory assessments for alcohol abuse, the Automobile Association says.

Alcohol Healthwatch has told the Government it is supporting "legalised drunk driving" by delaying moves to lower the drink driving limit.

A motorist has slammed the long weekend road safety drive as a money-making scheme after being fined by an officer he says popped out from behind a power pole with a speed gun.

A man has admitted killing his two friends when he sped away from police and crashed into two power poles.

All the crashes which caused seven fatalities this Labour weekend were avoidable, say police.

NZ's Transport Minister says while he thinks the Two Drinks Max campaign is "a good initiative" he won't sign up.

A midday crash in Southland has resulted in one fatality, bringing the holiday road toll to two after a fatal crash in Hawkes Bay.

Holidaymakers can expect lovely weather across the country this Labour weekend, which police are hoping will make for safer roads.