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Two Drinks Max: 'We need to put our hands up'
Double amputee mountaineer Mark Inglis is backing the Two Drinks Max campaign.
Two Drinks Max: 'People have to realise the consequences'
Real Estate Agent Michael Boulgaris explains why he is supporting the Two Drinks Max campaign.
<B>Two Drinks Max:</B> 'Such a simple thing to stop'
Broadcaster Simon Barnett explains why he is supporting the Two Drinks Max campaign.
Son's death 'left a hole in my heart'
The mother of a man killed by a driver trying to escape a brawl says his death has left an unseen hole in her heart.
Fake advert aims to deter boy racers
Boy-racers responding to an advertisement for a car heard how the 'owner' crashed and killed a child, as part of an anti-street racing campaign.
Stop pursuits, urges gran
The grandmother of a man killed after a police pursuit says the police are putting lives at risk by continuing with chases.
Boy racer hits woman
A gathering ended with near-tragedy when a vehicle ploughed into a crowd on a remote rural road outside re-elected Manawatu district mayor Ian McKelvie's property.
No booze or you will be fined, teen drivers told
A "zero-tolerance" policy will fine teenage drivers $200 and 50 demerit points if they have any alcohol at all in their system.
Right-turn rule to change but not before World Cup
A big advertising campaign will prepare drivers for a change to the idiosyncratic right-of-way road rules, but the change will not come until after the Rugby World Cup.
Driving with cellphone 'dumber than dumb'
The AA refutes a US study which claims banning cellphone use while driving was counter-productive and encouraged covert behaviour behind the wheel.
'Confusing' give way rules to change
The Govt will bring NZ's 'confusing' and idiosyncratic give way rules for turning vehicles into line with those in the rest of the world after next year's Rugby World Cup.
<i>Eric Thompson:</i> An honour not worth celebrating
The International Transport Forum has agreed with what I've been banging on about for years - Kiwis are crap drivers.