
Labour weekend sunny, dry and calm
Holidaymakers can expect lovely weather across the country this Labour weekend, which police are hoping will make for safer roads.
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.
The Govt will bring NZ's 'confusing' and idiosyncratic give way rules for turning vehicles into line with those in the rest of the world after next year's Rugby World Cup.
iPod users are being warned by police to be vigilant on the roads after the death of a young woman who was hit by a car while listening to music.
The International Transport Forum has agreed with what I've been banging on about for years - Kiwis are crap drivers.
The latest deaths brought the total this year to 16, from 11 fatal pursuits - the worst on record.
The man accused of killing two passengers when he crashed while fleeing police in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga can now be named.
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.
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.
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.
Eric Thompson writes that testosterone level has a direct bearing on driving skill - it seems to make it worse.