A drunk driver who allegedly led police on a short but high speed chase had four children in the car with her.

Five teenagers who allegedly stole a car crashed into the front yard of a house and wrote off two other cars after a police chase.

A car has rolled on State Highway 7 near Hanmer Springs.

A woman is trapped in a car that was hit by a truck near Auckland International Airport this morning.

Lower breath-alcohol limit hits offenders in the pocket - and there has been a decrease in higher-level incidents

No serious road accident involving a visitor to this country represents good publicity for the tourism industry.

Passengers flying on Air NZ will soon get road safety tips before touching down on New Zealand soil.

Police officers first on the scene at a fatal Hawke's Bay car crash were shocked to find a grim bumper sticker on the wrecked car.

Major traffic delays are expected in the central North Island after the closure of two main traffic routes.

One person is in a serious condition after a crash in the Coromandel last night.

Justice David Gendall found no fault with the 18-month jail term handed to Jing Cao (32), of China, earlier this year.

Work to repair a slip on State Highway 1 south of Kawakawa is approaching completion after a year of work.

Hundreds of bottles of beer were left broken and strewn across State Highway 25 south of Auckland after a truck and car collided, injuring three people, early today.

An Australian parenting group has accused a ‘baby whisperer’ of risking babies’ lives by recommending unsafe car seat practices.

Two people have been seriously injured in an accident early this morning after the car they were travelling in rolled down a bank in the Awatere Valley.

Adding speed bumps and mirrors to long driveways are among measures a child safety group has included in submissions to the Auckland Council's Unitary Plan.

Road safety campaigners are calling for a ban on the use of wearable technology, including smartwatches, by drivers.

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after he was hit by a bus in Auckland this morning.

Police have not been able to identify the man who died in a car crash near Ruakaka yesterday.

Motorists have been urged to avoid travelling along rural highways in Manawatu and Whanganui unless it is essential, as heavy rain continues to cause havoc.

The Coroner has found the death of a tourist driver may have been caused by a combination of unclear signage and unfamiliarity with New Zealand road markings.

We think of death on the roads as something that happens to other people. But when that other person is someone we feel we know, it rams home the reality, writes Paul Thomas.

The tourist driver who caused the death of Oamaru 5-year-old Ruby Marris is appealing his jail sentence.

''Today Mr Cao has received his sentence, but it doesn't matter what it is, as nothing will bring our Ruby back,'' a statement from the couple said.

Dangerous and distracted drivers will be the focus of a police sting over the next few months in a bid to reduce the number of crashes over winter.

A teenage driver has been transferred to hospital following a crash in Dairy Flat, north of Auckland.

A woman died after trying to do a U-turn when a logging truck struck her vehicle outside of Te Puke this morning, police say.

Motorists are being warned to take care this Queen's Birthday weekend as holiday-makers hit the roads, winter draws in and 'Gypsy Day' stock moving takes place.

A wannabe stuntman who surfed atop a taxi as it went over the Harbour Bridge has argued his case should be thrown out because he did not endanger anyone other than himself.