Labour weekend traffic: Congestion on Bombay Hills after crash, city clears
Police will be boosting their presence on roads this long weekend.
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MP admits causing three-car crash in her electorate
Labour MP Jo Luxton rear-ended one vehicle, sending it crashing into another.
Watch: 'Omg' - Kiwi driver's dice with death after flying truck tyre slams into ute
'I didn’t have time to think about too much. But I thought my number was up.'
Police go undercover at bus stop to catch motorists on their phones
Police spark debate again as they use plainclothes officers to surprise motorists.
Central Auckland suburb fights 'unsafe driving culture'
Residents plead with the council to take further action against 'unsafe driving culture'.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 12 October, 2022
The Government defends speed limit spending, the move that could mark the end of North Island skiing, and a date for the coronation of our new King in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
$45 million in three years: Govt defends speed limit review spend
Millions has been spent on investigating and reviewing speed limits.
'Hell in a handcart': Street racers torment residents - turn street into racetrack, compare lap times
'You feel scared to go out as they might attack you so you just hide inside to stay safe.'
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.