Most New Zealand drivers have a nucleotide buried in their DNA that imparts some sort of God-given right to do what the hell they like.

The cost of driving licences needs to drop before the Government tries to set time limits on each stage, say many Herald readers.

Tens of thousands of drivers sitting on restricted and learner licences will soon get a Government hurry-up to qualify properly - or risk losing the right to drive.

A woman killed in a crash near Raglan yesterday was the mother of a four-month-old child, police said today.

One in three road deaths are caused by speeding, young and repeat drunk drivers, according to a new report released by Transport Minister Steven Joyce.

The father of a man killed in a collision has told his son's friends to remember him when they get into a car.

Motorists impatient with cyclists should watch out for a ghostly spectre as they drive past the scene of a fatal bike crash.

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.