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Too good to lose drink-drive cop let off
The senior policeman was let off without conviction after a judge decided it was more important he stay working.
Drink-driving cop escapes conviction
A senior policeman who admitted driving when he was nearly one and a half times over the limit has been discharged from court without a conviction.
Holiday road toll on course for 54 year low
Queen's Birthday weekend has seen a drop in the overall number of crashes, with police trumpeting their zero tolerance approach to speeding as a factor.
Mother of three killed in holiday weekend tragedy
The first person to be killed on the roads this holiday weekend was "a good mummy who loved her kids".
Speed crackdown is the ticket - police
A holiday weekend crackdown on speeding may be extended across the year after a big drop in accidents, with one fatality so far.
Police hope to avoid Queen's Birthday holiday carnage
Police plan to crack down on speeding motorists doing as little as 4km over the limit this weekend.
Anti-boy racer bylaw proposed for Papakura
Boy racers could be banned from many Papakura streets if a proposed bylaw goes ahead.
Toll-dodger faces $26,500 in fines
Two cars belonging to one person have made almost 700 trips on the Northern Gateway motorway without paying the $2-a-trip toll - and the owner now faces fines of more than $26,000 if the fees are not paid.
Police charged with drink driving
Five police officers have been charged with drink-driving in the past 12 months - including a senior constable working in an Auckland serious crash unit.
Fight for keys, then fatal crash - police
A man has been formally charged after allegedly fighting his partner for car keys on a night of drinking before driving and killing a solo mother.