The Super City has a super parking warden who issued nearly double the value in tickets than the next best warden in the last financial year.

A speeding driver branded an 'idiota' by police has used the excuse of being "young and dumb".

An Auckland motorist was stunned to open his mail and find a speed camera had pinged him twice for the same offence.

The man was one of 16 people injured -- two of them critically -- in the accident on New Year's Eve.

A popular YouTube blogger was snapped doing 141km/h and fined $400 by police.

More than 8000 drink-drivers were caught in the first year of New Zealand's lower alcohol law - and issued fines totalling more than $1.6 million.

When the Christmas-New Year period ended for accident statistics on Tuesday morning, 12 more people had died on the roads.

New Zealand's top 20 speed traps have been revealed.

An Auckland cop used his own children's car seats to make sure two unrestrained youngsters got home safe and sound.

A Christmas Day crash in Northland has brought the holiday road toll to one, dashing hopes for zero fatalities.

WATCH: The grieving mother, the lucky survivor, the road safety chief.

Police are urging motorists to practise safe-driving procedures in a bid to keep down the number of crashes, injuries and deaths.

The man has been disqualified from driving for two months and ordered to do 120 hours of community work.

It's an experience that can cause many top public servants a touch of dread - and hours in PR-coached preparation.

Police will again be enforcing a reduced 4km/h speed threshold for all of December and January.

The inspections were aimed at eliminating the increased risk of drivers travelling greater distances on our roads

New technology forcing motorists to drive to the conditions on the notorious road over the Kaimai Range will be unveiled today.

Five people killed on the roads, with police describing toll as "disappointing".

An inquest into the horrific deaths of seven tourists has heard an appeal to Kiwis to stop blaming foreign drivers for the carnage on our roads.

The message from police during the Rugby World Cup is "expect to be stopped anywhere at any time" for alcohol breath tests.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist suffered head injuries in a crash in the Bay of Plenty last night.

Auckland motorists were spotted yesterday using their mobile phones while behind the wheel, despite a nationwide campaign.

One person has died in after a car rolled into a drain in the Waikato last night.

Three more people have died on the country's roads as this year's road toll continues to climb.

A car has flipped on State Highway 1 in Northland, leaving one person injured.

Ashish Bakshi rushed to help when he heard a loud car crash outside his home in Papatoetoe. In the street he found an unconscious man trapped in his vehicle.

Police are trying to find the driver of a bus involved in a crash in Christchurch last night.

How does your car rate? Motorists can now assess the safety of their next used vehicle with the release of the 2015 Used Car Safety Ratings guide.

Police were called to State Highway One at Windy Ridge south of Warkworth shortly after 1.30pm. Officers arrived to find one person in a serious condition.

One person was cut from a car after a serious crash in south Auckland today.