This road toll is heading towards being the worst in seven years. With just six weeks until the end of the year, 326 people have died on the roads, that's just three down on all of last year.
RNZ Insight's Philippa Tolley has been investigating why the number of road deaths are on the rise.
Find out more about what's behind the road toll and what might help bring it down on Insight, after 8am on Sunday.
