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Girls hit by car: Pair still in hospital
One of three young girls who were injured after being hit by a car as they walked to school yesterday morning is back at home recovering.
One of three young girls who were injured after being hit by a car as they walked to school yesterday morning is back at home recovering.
More than 640 drivers were stung with fines during a 24-hour, 84-checkpoint police road safety blitz in central Auckland yesterday.
Police are concerned drivers are getting complacent about using mobile phones after the number caught using them has doubled since 2010.
It's been labelled a revenue-gathering mission, but the police "zero tolerance" summer speed limit campaign contributed just $420 in fines.
While national statistics suggest foreign drivers play only a small part in serious crashes, the picture differs markedly at district level.
The Police Minister has defended his decision not to intervene in the police’s summer road safety campaign despite concerns it could be confusing and misleading.
The Police Minister has called on New Zealand Police to undertake a review of their "confusing" Summer Road Safety campaign.
The Police Minister has admitted he had concerns over the summer speed enforcement message before it went public, saying it was confusing and ambiguous.
Concerns have been raised about a crooked road sign and the role it may have played in a fatal crash in the Bay of Plenty which left two men dead.
A 65-year-old woman was left injured on the side of a road after a hit and run incident in Waikato yesterday.
Tourism leaders are appealing for Kiwis not to come down too hard on overseas drivers as police investigate a crash which has left two French visitors seriously injured.
It is never advisable to judge a policy on what will probably turn out to be a short-term abnormality.
One of the men who died while crossing the Manukau Bar yesterday has been described as "an awesome husband, dad and grandad" by his family.
Three stricken boaties spent up to two hours treading water after their 5m vessel was swamped by a freak wave while crossing the treacherous Manukau Harbour bar, killing two other crew members.
Police are urging care on the roads over the holidays as a four-car crash leaves one person critically injured.
Police are putting their traffic enforcement focus on holiday black spots to keep the annual road toll from surging above 300 deaths.
With the annual summer exodus to the beach about to begin, motorists are being warned to take care while driving this festive season.
A cyclist who was assaulted during a motorist's fit of road rage has forgiven the man and says, in fact, he feels sorry for him
In the week before Christmas police are warning drivers to be extra vigilant on the roads.
Tourists renting cars across the country will now find simple road safety tips on the steering wheels.
A Marlborough couple have been fined $20,000 each following multiple instances of riding a quad bike without a helmet.
It's the season for normal sedate drivers to lose their rag and become absolute maniacs on our roads.