Road Deaths
Written off: The true cost of road deaths
At least one person is dying every day on our roads on average, and it's costing the country more than $5bn a year. Given that annual figure is more than we spend on transport infrastructure each… Video, Audio
Proposed road strategy aimed at cutting deaths by 40%
The Road to Zero strategy includes a suite of new measures such as lowering speed limits on some roads, increasing spending on road safety infrastructure and improving the safety of vehicles entering… Audio
Man pledges to never drive again after causing fatal crash
The driver who hit and killed Paekakariki runner Caroline Boyd says he will never get behind the wheel again. Nathan James Lyon has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after pleading… Video, Audio
Community in shock after 2 people killed during police pursuit
Skid marks and pieces of concrete from a power pole are the only grim reminders that remain after a car crashed during a police pursuit in Palmerston North yesterday. Video, Audio
Police chase crash victim: 'I hate the cops'
Carolyn Higgs says a young driver slammed into her car while being chased by police, and despite being pushed 120m down the road, police never stopped to check on them and never apologised. Video, Audio
One dead in Banks Peninsula crash
One person has died after a car and a motorcycle crashed on a Banks Peninsula road.
$22m fix for dangerous roads 'just the beginning' - Genter
The Government is to spend 22-point-5 million dollars to make 30 rural state highways safer, as the road toll this year runs well ahead of 2016's. This comes as ten people, including two children have… Audio
Is it our roads or us?
The associate transport minister Julie Anne Genter is asking the industry for suggestions on how to get our incredibly high road toll down. So far, this year the toll is at 329, one more than all of… Audio
Three dead on roads over Labour holiday weekend
Joining us is the national road policing manager, Carey Griffiths. Audio