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Driving age to rise to 16
Legislation designed to crack down on high-risk drivers has been passed by Parliament which will raise the minimum driving age to 16, lower the youth drink drive limit, and double the maximum sentence for dangerous driving causing death.
NZ road deaths in 2011 at record low
Road deaths are set to be at a record "absolutely, truly remarkable" low for a third successive month.
Speed campaign nets $1 million
Revenue gathering or road safety? Police and drivers are at odds over speed crackdown.
Eric Thompson: Plates drive me round the bend
An act of courtesy towards another driver is met with incomprehension.
Another pedestrian hit by bus in central Wellington
A woman was injured after she was hit by a bus in Wellington's Manners Street this afternoon, the sixth pedestrian to be knocked down since the new two-way bus route was opened in November.
<i>Ask Phoebe</i>: Mystery of the orange road cones unravelled
We are not being surrounded by aliens from outer space after all, but by PVC monsters.
Eric Thompson: Flash me - I won't be offended
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.
Reduce cost of licence, say drivers
The cost of driving licences needs to drop before the Government tries to set time limits on each stage, say many Herald readers.
Get full licence or face ban, Govt says
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.