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Vehicle safety bar set high in 2014

Record new car sales put shine on 2014

New vehicle sales in NZ surged to a record in 2014, aided by a buoyant economy and cheaper prices.

Holiday road toll stands at seven

Fatal crash student named

A Chinese student who died in a Boxing Day smash in Southland has been named by police as the holiday road toll rises to seven.

Survivor of U-turn crash in stable condition

Victims of fatal U-turn crash named

The four people who died in a horrific crash on State Highway One yesterday when a Range Rover did a U-turn into the path of a logging truck have been named.

Truck driver 'haunted' by crash

Driver of a 44-tonne logging truck was powerless to prevent a collision that killed four people and left a boy, 8, fighting for his life.

Rear seatbelt options an often forgotten safety issue

Driven Luxury Car of the Year

Driven Performance Car of the Year

Driven Compact SUV of the year

Driven Large SUV of the year

Live wire fatal: Mother haunted by death

The heartbroken mother of a man who died in a car crash while power lines prevented his rescue says she lies awake at night visualising his painful death.

Trapped in keyless car for 13 hours

An Alexandra couple hope others can learn from their near-death experience after being trapped in their new "keyless" car in their own garage for almost 13 hours.

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Live wire death: New policies introduced

A raft of new policies have been introduced in the wake of a fatal car crash in which a man died in front of rescuers eyes as they waited for power lines to be switched off.