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'You feel scared to go out as they might attack you so you just hide inside to stay safe.'
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Horror weekend: Total of four deaths on the road in North lsland
Multiple crashes over the weekend have claimed four lives and caused serious injuries too.
Truck seriously injures pedestrian in Dannevirke
Traffic was diverted and the highway was expected to be closed for at least two hours.
Oh boy: 500 holes in Hawke's Bay roads
Roading damage 'on a scale rarely seen' could empty council's pockets.
Timaru crash that killed five teens: Coroner rules out inquest
The young driver was jailed over the crash.
Slips, rare October snow warning for Napier-Taupō road
MetService has issued a snow warning for Napier-Taupō road for overnight Wednesday.
NZTA under fire: Motorist crashes on closed highway, trapped for 15 hours
Police are investigating after a woman crashed her car in a sealed-off section of highway.
'Ridiculous': Potholes blamed for popped tyres, damaged wheels, injured ankles
One Tauranga man has resorted to filling in 'horrible' potholes himself.
Pothole claims: Drivers seek more than $4000 in compo for car damages
Drivers made claims after hitting potholes and damaging their tyres and exhausts.
Live: School holiday traffic chaos - crash at Waterview Tunnel delays travellers
Motorists have been urged to drive to survive during the school holidays.
Woman 'four times over limit' on no alcohol licence
The woman was arrested and will lose her licence for 28 days.
Merging lane fatal crash: Driver appeals conviction, victim's mother speaks out
Brunt was sentenced to community work and disqualified from driving.
Spate of ambulance crashes being investigated
St John is investigating three crashes involving ambulance officers in the past six weeks.
'I am numb': Driver who died in ambulance crash had lost mum in brutal killing
"He was a very kind-hearted person," sister says.
Focus: Bus crashes through barrier on Newton Rd overbridge
A bus has smashed through a barrier on the Newton Road motorway overbridge. Video / Carson Bluck
Construction's catalogue of tragedy: But is building really the riskiest job?
Construction is relatively safe when fatalities in that sector are compared to others.
Runaway truck death: Driver suffered brain damage trying to stop vehicle
The driver chased the truck 20-30m as it rolled down the gorge.
Street changes for Hastings to allow kids to walk and cycle safely to school
'If children are confident to get on their bike or scooter, the whole community opens up.'
Four times the limit: Driver's high breath-alcohol reading disappoints police
Wellington police surprised at the results of breath-alcohol testing at the weekend.
Truck inferno on Napier-Taupō Rd
Angela Payne witnessed explosions and an inferno after a truck caught fire on the Napier-Taupō Rd overnight. Video / Angela Payne
'I lost my courage': Picton survivor on the horror crash that wiped out his family
His mother, partner and child are dead: 'I feel like I lost everything'.
Dad fumes after car damaged by 'bloody big' pothole
Potholes are causing headaches for motorists. Have you noticed them?
Wellington cyclist records frightening near miss
Wellington cyclist records frightening near miss. Video / James S
Focus: Fleeing teens arrested after cross-city pursuit
Police eventually stop the vehicle in Glen Eden, West Auckland and several youths are arrested. Video / Hayden Woodward
Motorist drives wrong way on Greenlane motorway onramp in Auckland
Motorist drives wrong way on Greenlane motorway onramp in Auckland. Video / Supplied
Speed cameras missing too many offending drivers
Ineffective cameras are allowing red-light runners and speeders to get away uncharged.
'I'll never ride on the roads again'
Cyclist slams driving culture after he and a dog were hit by a vehicle on a roundabout.
Revealed: Secret cameras record 50,000 Auckland drivers unlawfully using phones
Hidden Waka Kotahi cameras recorded more than 800 drivers a day texting.
'It's never just you in that car': A grieving mother's plea to young drivers
The mother of the man who was killed in a crash earlier this week has a plea.
Faulty towbar: Firm ordered to pay $200k over crash that killed 9yo girl
Whangārei-based logistics company to pay reparation to family of 9-year-old girl.
Pothole penis painter returns with new ploy amid rise of roadwork vigilantes
Aucklander Geoff Upson's online pothole campaign is generating thousands of views online.
Police make dramatic arrest of driver near Johnstones Hill Tunnel
Police make a dramatic arrest of a driver that tried to escape on the roof of his own car near Auckland’s Johnstones Hill Tunnel on State Highway 1. Video / Supplied
'I wish I'd died': Crash victim feels 'useless' after elderly driver ran him over
Jethro Gaffar has been in pain ever since the incident last July.
'Deeply sorry': Maserati driver to pay $26k compo to victim
Coco Wang didn't know she hit a motorcyclist until she saw the accident in the news.