Robert Taylor fled the scene leaving one mate dying and three others injured.

'You have no insight into the harm you could cause to others,' the judge said.

He was driving drunk in a vehicle without a court-imposed interlock device.

Police are urging motorists to defrost their windscreens as winter sets in.

A controversial speed camera is up and running in the Far North.

Victim's family question sentence imposed by court.

'My next memory was waking up on the road in a haze with blood running down my face.'

Six cars were impounded and two people were arrested.

‘I don’t even know why he would do that.’

The Government has moved on getting roadside drug testing by the end of the year.

The driver was earlier seen driving in 'an unsafe manner' around midnight.

Jack Halliday had about 10 after-work drinks and then got behind the wheel.

The verdict has helped to bring closure to Allister Christie's family.

Murray Dean Stockwell lost control of his car when driving at high speed.

The man has since been taken to hospital in a serious condition.

The vehicle eventually drove erratically through a fence into the Masterton Showgrounds.

Matters then got worse when the driver tried to punch the officer in the face.

Three of the injured were innocent members of the public.

Twenty motorists were caught commiting infringements over just 60 minutes.

Bryce Paterson was one of four involved in the armed robbery at Taupiri.

News snippets from the Far North.

Delays for practical test bookings have soared since resit fees were scrapped in October.

The young teen was one of seven in a stolen vehicle and believed to fleeing.

The gang member was charged with four driving offences for two incidents on Muriwai Beach.

The victim was left with facial injuries and a cut to the back of her head.

Anthony Keen died at the scene after hitting Chapman's car as she turned in front of him.

Family and friends are paying tribute to policewoman Gail Shepherd, who died on Saturday.