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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.
Drivers, prepare for junction jitters
Drivers should prepare to unlearn NZ's unique intersection rule which sees left-indicating vehicles yield to opposing traffic turning right.
Right hand road rule gets thumbs down
The days of rental car companies giving pamphlets to confused overseas visitors and crossing their fingers they'll cope with NZ's oddball right-hand rule look set to be over.
NZ's right-hand rule set for change
New Zealand's unique right-hand rule, a relic of an old Melbourne tram system and cause of 2560 crashes a year, is set to be scrapped.
Cutting drink-drive limits will hurt majority - lawyers
Reducing the current legal blood alcohol limit will hurt the law-abiding majority without tackling repeat offenders, say lawyers.