Road Safety
Easter traffic: Motorists abandon cars
Motorists have described abandoning their cars to play hacky sack or frisbee during traffic jams this afternoon in the central North Island.
Expert says curbs on police chases will save NZ lives
An Australian road safety expert says police chases in New Zealand would be reduced by up to 90% if police here followed the rules now in place in many Australian states. John Lambert is an Australian… Audio
Driver fatigue being ignored, campaigner says
A road safety campaigner is calling for driver fatigue to receive the same attention as drink-driving and speeding.
Northland Roads - Wayne Ewers
Northland police are urging motorists to take extra care following a serious crash near Dargaville earlier today. Inspector Wayne Ewers is the Northland road policing manager. He is asking motorists… Audio
Police urge drivers to take more care following 7 deaths
A horror weekend on the roads has left seven people dead in a series of crashes across the North Island. Audio
Trucking changes should come with safety caveat, says AA
If truck drivers want to benefit from improved efficiencies they should be forced to improve the safety of their vehicles as a condition, the AA says. Audio
Extra $25m to boost tourist driver safety
The New Zealand Transport Agency has set aside $25 million to improve safety for visiting drivers.
Tourism NZ to use Chinese TV star
Tourism New Zealand is hoping to use the celebrity status of a Chinese reality TV star to get road safety messages across to tourists. Audio
Car crashes
Is it driver inattention and not speed which accounts for road crashes? Audio
Weekend's horror road toll
Ten people were killed in five separate accidents in less than 24 hours, including three women from the same extended family. Audio
Tourist faces prison for wrong-side crash that killed
A Chinese tourist is facing prison after pleading guilty today to causing the death of a young Oamaru girl when he drove on the wrong side of the road. Audio
New road safety measures for South Island
The government has announced plans to improve safety on major tourism roads in Otago, Southland and on the West Coast. Jim Harland, Transport Agency's Southern regional director. Gary Kircher, Mayor… Audio
Crash analyst says tests for foreign drivers is a catch-22
A motor vehicle crash analyst says something must be done to educate tourist drivers, but it's not clear what will help. Audio
Tourism Industry working to reduce foreign driver accidents
The Tourism Industry Association says few fatal crashes involve tourists, but those that do get far more publicity than those involving New Zealanders. Audio
Police minister requests review of summer speed tolerance
The Police Minister's ordered a review of how the police promoted zero tolerance on speed this summer, saying it confused the public. Audio
Last-minute travellers warned by police to take care
Travellers making a last-minute dash to their holiday spots for Christmas tomorrow are at least taking comfort in lower petrol prices. Audio