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<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Campaign sparks robust debate
A Herald-led campaign to lower the drink driving limit has sparked debate throughout New Zealand.
Drivers over twice the limit should undergo treatment - AA
Drivers caught at more than twice the legal alcohol limit should have to undergo mandatory assessments for alcohol abuse, the Automobile Association says.
Govt supports legalised drunk driving, says trust
Alcohol Healthwatch has told the Government it is supporting "legalised drunk driving" by delaying moves to lower the drink driving limit.
Nabbed by a cop behind a power pole ... 'how fair is that?'
A motorist has slammed the long weekend road safety drive as a money-making scheme after being fined by an officer he says popped out from behind a power pole with a speed gun.
Man admits killing friends in pursuit crash
A man has admitted killing his two friends when he sped away from police and crashed into two power poles.
Police 'devastated' by Labour weekend road toll
All the crashes which caused seven fatalities this Labour weekend were avoidable, say police.
Steven Joyce on Two Drinks Max
NZ's Transport Minister says while he thinks the Two Drinks Max campaign is "a good initiative" he won't sign up.
Labour weekend road toll rises to two
A midday crash in Southland has resulted in one fatality, bringing the holiday road toll to two after a fatal crash in Hawkes Bay.
Labour weekend sunny, dry and calm
Holidaymakers can expect lovely weather across the country this Labour weekend, which police are hoping will make for safer roads.
Cabbies reported for falling asleep at wheel
The recent conviction of two Auckland cabbies for working excessive hours should be a lesson to others, the New Zealand Transport Authority says.
No booze or you will be fined, teen drivers told
A "zero-tolerance" policy will fine teenage drivers $200 and 50 demerit points if they have any alcohol at all in their system.
'Welcome to the 21st century' - <b>readers respond</b> to give-way change
We asked readers what they thought of the Govt's plan to change NZ's right-turn rule in 2012, and found little consensus.
Right-turn rule to change but not before World Cup
A big advertising campaign will prepare drivers for a change to the idiosyncratic right-of-way road rules, but the change will not come until after the Rugby World Cup.
'Confusing' give way rules to change
The Govt will bring NZ's 'confusing' and idiosyncratic give way rules for turning vehicles into line with those in the rest of the world after next year's Rugby World Cup.
<i>Eric Thompson:</i> An honour not worth celebrating
The International Transport Forum has agreed with what I've been banging on about for years - Kiwis are crap drivers.