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Driver films crazy overtake resulting in near head-on collision
While driving from Hastings to Tokoroa a driver filmed a car performing shocking overtake of three cars, almost colliding with a van on the opposite side of the road. Source - YouTube/Matt Buckler
Behind the branches, cop-cam is watching
Police will use undercover tactics - including hiding behind trees with video cameras to film motorists - in a hardline campaign to cut down the road toll.
Police seek rider clocked at 212km/h
A motorcyclist was spotted travelling along a busy stretch of SH1 at a speed described by one officer as unsurvivable if there was a crash.
Ongoing debate on lifting driving age to 17
Steven Joyce says raising the driving age to 16 is enough for now, but it's not cast in stone.
<i>Eric Thompson</i>: Road deaths are inevitable - get over it
When a couple of tonne of metal hits another couple of tonne of metal, it will, on occasion, result in death.
Kiwis push for lower drink limits
New Zealanders are now strongly in favour of cutting the alcohol level for adult drivers - a proposal medical experts are pushing.
Dad discovers son's body two days after crash
Guy Sainsbury came across a group of people who had seen a vehicle 80m down a bank, and decided to look around the area himself.
Baby's parents unaware of death
The parents of a 6-month-old baby killed in an Easter car crash did not know she had died until they began recovering in hospital.
Black Easter claims nine
Two double-fatalities and the death of a baby pushed the Easter road toll to nine last night.