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Backdown on bus lanes
Auckland City Council says it will now treat motorists more leniently and fairly and will push lawmakers to cut the $150 fines nearly in half.
Council backtracks on bus lane enforcement
After a backlash over its overzealous issuing of bus lane fines, Auckland City Council today agreed to new initiatives "to ensure a fair and reasonable approach" to bus lane enforcement.
Drunk teen doing 177km/h stuns police
A drunk teenager on his restricted licence stunned police after he was caught doing 177km/h and carrying six passengers on Auckland's northern motorway on Saturday night.
<i>Eric Thompson:</i> It's not how big mate, it's how you use it
Eric Thompson writes that testosterone level has a direct bearing on driving skill - it seems to make it worse.
Rugby player's reckless drive
The dangerous combination of a weekend of drinking and a sleeping pill resulted in Jarrad Hoeata going on a reckless drive that ended when motorists blocked him off the road.
Big majority for lower alcohol limit
Almost two-thirds of New Zealanders support lowering the drink-driving limit, a survey has revealed.
PM: I'd only have one wine
John Key says he wouldn't have more than one wine before driving, but is standing by not yet reducing the alcohol limit.
Nearly half of road deaths involve drugs, alcohol
An ESR report that shows 48 per cent of road deaths over five years involved drugs or alcohol is a 'wake up call'.
Police breached policy in fatal pursuit - IPCA
Police made errors of judgment in a high-speed pursuit that ended with teen's death, the IPCA finds.
IPCA report into police pursuit death set for release
An independent report into the death of a Rotorua teen in 2007 is set to make a number of recommendations.