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SH1 and rail south of Kaikoura opened

Joyce joins list of MPs with convictions

Transport Minister Steven Joyce is the latest MP to admit having criminal convictions.

Towing: Is it moving violation?

Father guilty of son's manslaughter

Police catch 186 drink-drivers on first night of two-day blitz

A drunk driver who tried to reverse out of a police checkpoint was among 186 people busted on the first night of a two-day blitz.

'Idiots' fuel fatal pursuits - top cop

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Give judge tools

'Bloody high' alcohol level

Bus lane signs being ignored, study suggests

Four year jail term for recidivist drink driver

Backdown on bus lanes

Auckland City Council says it will now treat motorists more leniently and fairly and will push lawmakers to cut the $150 fines nearly in half.

Crash victim's mate urges drink drive law change

Repeat drink-driver jailed over fatal crash

A recidivist drink driver was today jailed for four years for killing a Northland mother while driving with nearly double the legal alcohol limit.

Council backtracks on bus lane enforcement

After a backlash over its overzealous issuing of bus lane fines, Auckland City Council today agreed to new initiatives "to ensure a fair and reasonable approach" to bus lane enforcement.

Drunk teen doing 177km/h stuns police

A drunk teenager on his restricted licence stunned police after he was caught doing 177km/h and carrying six passengers on Auckland's northern motorway on Saturday night.

<i>Eric Thompson:</i> It's not how big mate, it's how you use it

Eric Thompson writes that testosterone level has a direct bearing on driving skill - it seems to make it worse.