An injured cyclist was given an angry lecture by the driver who forced him off the road.

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.

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.

The recent conviction of two Auckland cabbies for working excessive hours should be a lesson to others, the New Zealand Transport Authority says.

A "zero-tolerance" policy will fine teenage drivers $200 and 50 demerit points if they have any alcohol at all in their system.

We asked readers what they thought of the Govt's plan to change NZ's right-turn rule in 2012, and found little consensus.

A big advertising campaign will prepare drivers for a change to the idiosyncratic right-of-way road rules, but the change will not come until after the Rugby World Cup.