Police are fighting to keep a sleep-driver off the road after she travelled more than 300km in five hours, but had no recollection of the journey.

A woman with a sleeping disorder managed to drive from Hamilton to Mt Maunganui via Auckland overnight - an event which police say could've had a tragic ending.

Forget Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - a new version is helping young Kiwis learn about traffic safety.

Changes to vehicle inspection rules will be introduced in two stages next year, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee announced today.

My 10 days as a cycle-commuting cameraman for the Herald captured incidents of dodgy driving.

Thousands of people are visiting a Facebook page that details where police checkpoints and hidden speed cameras are located nationwide.

Potential to kill needs to be addressed, mourning family members insist.

Cyclists will line up this morning to ride the first stage of a $13.5 million off-road pedalling "super highway" through Auckland's Grafton Gully.

Mandatory wearing of high-visibility clothing for cyclists would not reduce the death toll, an expert told a coroner today.

A man has been hospitalised with suspected spinal injuries after rolling his vehicle when swerving to avoid a dog.

A woman was trapped when the car she was in left the road and crashed into some trees in Hamilton this morning.

Arnott Heights residents hope to convince authorities to install a pedestrian crossing in the Greymouth suburb, but in the meantime one resident has painted their own.

A shift in attitudes towards drink-driving was the major change seen by retired police superintendent Paula Rose in her 27 years in road policing.

Twelve months ago I asked the question, "When were NZTA going to put reflectors on the moveable median barrier of the Auckland Harbour Bridge".