Few drivers caught on cellphones
Police reported high compliance with the new hand-held cellphone ban after its introduction yesterday.
Police reported high compliance with the new hand-held cellphone ban after its introduction yesterday.
Holding your cellphone while driving is now banned - but debate is still raging over whether the new law will reduce the accident rate.
Labour MP Trevor Mallard has given police a statement about an altercation with a car passenger who allegedly swung a bag at him while he was riding his bike.
The unions will recommend that bus drivers and cleaners accept a pay-rise offer when they meet next Wednesday.
Auckland International Airport, the country's major gateway to the world, has kept its earnings guidance amid small gains in total passenger volumes in the last quarter.
A driver will face charges after a group of cyclists were struck by a car on Auckland's waterfront a month ago.
Cellphone use may not affect drivers' insurance claims in the case of an accident, but employers are taking a hard line.
New Zealanders are choosing hands-free options to keep talking while driving as a ban on cellphone use nears.
Police will be using their discretion as motorists adjust to the pending law that bans use of handheld cellphones while driving.
Jetstar warns it could have to push up fares if it is hit with New Zealand safety levies it says it already pays in Australia.
The Vehicle Confiscation and Seizure Bill gives courts the power to send cars owned by repeat offenders to the crusher.
The Govt has allowed the banning of cars "cruising" down certain streets as a raft of its hardline measures today start becoming law.