A long-board rider who overtook a truck at up to 100km/h on the Bombay Hills has been labelled stupid and idiotic.

Over 12,000 drivers were breath tested in Auckland this weekend in a "dress-rehearsal" for next year's Rugby World Cup.

Christchurch police have arrested 30 boyracers who were part of a large disorderly gathering in the north of the city.

Selfish drivers with a "me first" attitude are the top frustration for Kiwi motorists, an AA Insurance survey finds. nzherald.co.nz readers respond.

Queen's Birthday weekend has seen a drop in the overall number of crashes, with police trumpeting their zero tolerance approach to speeding as a factor.

The first person to be killed on the roads this holiday weekend was "a good mummy who loved her kids".

By Sunday afternoon last Queen's Birthday Weekend, nine people had died on the roads but police believe drivers are abiding by the rules this year.

A holiday weekend crackdown on speeding may be extended across the year after a big drop in accidents, with one fatality so far.

Police are stunned after an undercover photo-shoot snapped 54 drivers on the wrong side of the road in five hours.