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Double fatal: 'These events will haunt you'
Matthew Harris, 22, and his daughter Ruby, 5 months, were killed in horror smash.
Ready to ride: Masterton school bike track opens
The track would be 1250m within the school grounds, connected to nearby farm and wetlands.
E-scooters four times more dangerous than bikes, study finds
Almost a fifth of riders hospitalised in Auckland were drunk, authors say.
Focus: Driver killed in crash with house moving truck
A driver has died after a collision involving a truck moving a house in Flat Bush. Video / Hayden Woodward
'Idiot' caught speeding more than 120km/h by police twice in same day
"Same car, same road, 3 hours apart." It appears one driver is a rather slow learner.
'Sneaking around': Waikato police's staunch warning to Kiwis
Waikato Police raised eyebrows over a sneaky warning, with Kiwis questioning the move.
Driver spotted reversing on motorway after missing exit
Footage shows the driver waiting for trucks to go past before reversing to the off-ramp.
Firefighters furious as drivers speed past crash scenes
Firefighters have had enough after daily incidents and near misses.
Motorcyclist death toll worst in 25 years
The motorcyclist death toll reached a total of 57 people in 2020, the most since 1995.
Road cones stolen from bridge at risk of collapse
Safety signage was intended to warn motorists away from bridge after flooding damage.
Lower speed limits on state highways frustrate locals
Significant chunks of NZ's state highway network are no longer 100km/h zones.
Two dead in horror crash: Police confirm vehicle drove wrong way on Wgtn motorway
A witness frantically signalled to vehicle driving wrong way to stop before crash.
Meet the Kiwis living with worse mobile coverage than the developing world
The Government is forking out $270m in a race to end mobile black spots by 2022.
'Huge fright': Mum furious after rock thrown from overbridge smashes windscreen
Mum rattled by incident: 'I didn't even see it coming.'
Diesel spill on Baldwin Street
Firefighters cordoned off Baldwin St, in Dunedin, yesterday afternoon after a fuel spill. Video / Craig Baxter / ODT
Police officer's 'lightning-quick reflexes' save kitten from Auckland motorway
The kitten has found a home within the police family and will be called Poppy or Diego.
Occupants flee crash, police hunt for injured
A witness told police they saw three people get out of the crashed vehicle.
Editorial: Tragic toll on our roads
Editorial: Too many people will not make it to their destination this summer.
One person dead in Dairy Flat crash, holiday toll doubles
The Serious Crash Unit has been notified.
Fatal Pahiatua crash, road toll to seven
Police were notified of the crash on Nikau Rd at 4.58am.
Double fatal Christmas crash: Brother urges motorists to slow down
Police are also urging motorists to slow down.
Boxing Day fatal crash: Dad pays tribute to beloved son, urges kids to think of their parents
Dad: "Just be careful. Think of your parents. Think of your life."
Concern at Otago's 'devastating' road toll
One resident is calling for a road safety rethink after a "devastating" series of deaths.
Huge traffic backlog on SH1 heading north of Auckland
Traffic is stretching for kilometers before the Johnstones Hill Tunnels heading north of Auckland. Video / Tania Osbourne
The great summer exodus: Motorists warned as traffic slows to a crawl
The NZ Transport Agency is warning motorists to expect the roads to be busy today.
Police plea to motorists to do 'the right things over the holidays’
Police plead for motorists to do 'the right things’ as drink driving and crashes increase over the holidays. Video / NZ Police
Family of mum and baby killed by repeat drink driver call for stricter laws
More than 50,000 cases in a decade of Kiwis drink driving for at least third time.
Holiday headache: Road closures on SH2 for holiday period
Holidaymakers heading out of Auckland can expect to be stuck in a single lane.
Coroner's alarm: Cannabis implicated in six out of nine fatal road crashes
Stark warning comes after death of farm worker Thomas Goodman.
Warning for motorists: What trucks' Christmas convoy is doing to State Highway 1
Up to a dozen trucks are leaving Whangārei hourly for Auckland for the next week.
He drank tequila in the morning and killed her 'sweetheart' that afternoon
Michael Gardyne was imprisoned for drink-driving causing the death of Geoff Pearson.
Drunk dad who made son, 9, drive him to liquor store won't be charged
The 32-year-old father has received a warning.