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Campground cliff plunge victim named
Police have named the 19-year-old who died when he was thrown out of a car as it plunged 25 metres down a cliff at the Pinewoods Motor Park in Red Beach, north of Auckland, early this morning.
Police have named the 19-year-old who died when he was thrown out of a car as it plunged 25 metres down a cliff at the Pinewoods Motor Park in Red Beach, north of Auckland, early this morning.
The death of a 15-year-old driver who fled from police this morning was 'completely avoidable', say police. Timoti Mohi was driving a stolen car when he failed to stop for police and drove off at speeds of up to 180km/h.
Campers at a coastal campground north of Auckland are in shock after a teenager was thrown out of a car as it plunged 25 metres down a cliff at the campground early this morning.
Alcohol and speed contributed to more than half the 13 deaths on New Zealand roads over the holiday period.
The holiday road toll stands at 13, the same as last year, following two fatal crashes in Auckland overnight.
An elderly man is dead after his car swerved into a park van in Papakura, south of Auckland - but he may not be added to the holiday road toll, which now stands at 11.
Superintendent Ted Cox was ticketed after he was clocked driving at 120km/h on Auckland's Southern Motorway, during a crackdown meant to cut the number of road deaths caused by speeding.
The holiday road toll has risen to nine following a crash involving two motorcycles on the Coromandel peninsula this afternoon.
A young man speeding at 174 km/h because he was 'late for lunch' is one example of some appalling driving in the holiday break.
Drivers appear to be taking more care on the roads over the Christmas period, with police noting a reduction in road crashes this year.
The family of a father-of-two hit by a car yesterday are grieving for 'a wonderful family man'.
Police have urged motorists travelling north from Wellington to exercise patience in 'extremely heavy' traffic today. Two people have so far been killed on NZ's roads since the official start of the holiday road toll period.
The Herald on Sunday's Two Drinks Max campaign, championing a lowering of the drink-drive limits and moderation from drivers, doesn't have universal backing. Rachael Ford from the Candor Trust explains her organisation's views.
The driver of a car that collided with a group of cyclists, killing three, has admitted causing their deaths.