The festive season is a time of excess. But as the country’s top traffic officer Paula Rose tells Alan Perrott, there is little cheer in counting its cost.

Families of the victims of a drunk driver rejected his expressions of remorse as he was jailed today.

A woman who was injured and lost her friend after a drink driver crashed into their picnic says she is still suffering from emotional trauma.

A boy, 14, had to be restrained with handcuffs after he was caught allegedly drink driving.

A speeding driver has been ticketed by the same policeman on both sides of the world.

Police cannot stop chasing offenders or the practice of driving off will become more common, the Police Minister says.

Police are hunting a hit-and-driver who ran into a group of men fighting in central Hamilton overnight.

All police chases which led to a record 14 deaths this year were sparked by minor offences, rather than serious crimes, figures released to the Herald under the Official Information Act reveal.

A high-flying financial analyst is accused of a road-rage attack that left a motorist with broken legs.

A leading financial adviser accused of a road rage hit-and-run incident can be named for the first time.