Automobile Association road safety spokesman Dylan Thomsen said the that was "puzzling", although the toll was on a long-term downward trend.

Billboards going up on tourist routes after a spate of horror fatal crashes involving tourist drivers last year.

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.

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.

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.

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

"We had multiple calls of a rental car driving on the incorrect side of the road and straddling the centre of the road," Acting senior sergeant James Ure said.

Three people were injured after a crash in south Auckland early this morning.

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.