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80 per cent want drivers to be aged at least 18
Eighty per cent of people want the legal driving age raised to 18 or higher.
Not all roads lead to home, but try SH16 instead of SH1
Holidaymakers heading back to Auckland today are being urged to take a different route to avoid one of the region's most heavily congested roads.
<i>Editorial:</i> Common sense starts to prevail
Experts believe publicity around new laws on cellphone use, drugged drivers and illegal street racing led to the smallest number of road deaths ever recorded.
Driver dies after running police checkpoint
New Zealand's road toll was running last night at its second lowest since 1960, although the police still want drivers to take extra care over New Year.
Road toll down in past two months
Two of the best months recorded on New Zealand roads have given officials hope that there will be fewer than 400 deaths this year.
NZ, Aussie police in booze crime blitz from tonight
Police in New Zealand and Australia are cracking down on alcohol related crime this weekend in the first joint operation between the two countries.
Booze blitz: Offenders' day in court
Following a south Auckland booze blitz which nabbed 81 alleged drink-drivers on Saturday night, nzherald.co.nz today followed those and other offenders through the courts.
Woman who knocked down cyclists pleads guilty
The motorist who knocked down four cyclists on Auckland's Tamaki Drive has pleaded guilty to four charges of careless driving.
Police vow to hunt down festive season drink drivers
"The number of women [caught] was just amazing. Years ago, it was just men who were dumb enough to drink drive," a road policing manager says.
Teen jailed for death of friend in drink-drive crash
A teenager whose night of drinking ended with the death of his best friend in a road crash has been jailed for five years.
Police dobbing in of Air NZ flight attendant a concern
Did the police really have to tell Air NZ about a flight attendant who failed a breath test? Employment lawyer Greg Cain discusses.
Hands-free phones as distracting as hand-held, report says
Using a hands-free phone while driving is as distracting as using a hand-held phone, Consumer magazine says.
Cellphone ban: look who's talking
Many drivers are disobeying the law that makes it illegal to use a cellphone behind the wheel.
Few drivers caught on cellphones
Police reported high compliance with the new hand-held cellphone ban after its introduction yesterday.