Driving up SH2 towards Katikati every two or three minutes the photographer behind the wheel points out each spot he had been sent out to cover a serious car crash over the years.
It becomes pretty clear where SH2 gets its notorious reputation for claiming lives from, with each point of his finger.
Every few kilometres there's another story about mangled cars, bodies and lives.
Just on this one trip to Katikati we noticed reckless driving behaviour. Mistakes that didn't cause any loss of life or serious injury, but on this road it's luck of the draw which mistakes drivers end up paying dearly for.
Clipping along at the speed limit - 100km/h - a ute nudged our bumper until the next passing lane where he flew past going at least 120km/h. A few moments later he disappeared into the distance, going 120km/h well past the end of the passing lane.