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Focus: Waka Kotahi starts watching mobile phone use and seat belt wearing
There’s a new type of safety camera in town and it’s not looking at your speed, but rather whether you're on the phone and wearing your seat belt. Video / NZ Herald

Fatal 'microsleep': Teen's night-long drive that ended in tragedy
Tired teenage driver had been drifting in his lane before head-on crash killed two.

Power lines down, road closed following Waikato crash
No reports of serious injuries, police said.

A crash involving a bus and two cars, leaves two people injured
Fire and Emergency NZ said crews from Lookout Point and St Kilda attended.

Man admits drug driving causing fiery Waikato fatal truck crash
Blood tests showed Karl McQuillan had methamphetamine in his system at the time.

Life-altering injuries caused by meter reader's split second error
Driver says his actions have "weighed heavily on his conscience" since the crash.

Man found dead on Auckland road, identity unknown
Police were called around 3.30am to the incident in Favona.

Person reportedly seriously injured in car on pedestrian crash
Police said a report of the Papakura crash came through about 6.40pm.

'A nano-second': Elderly driver sentenced after motorcyclist killed
Shane Harnett died in the crash on the intersection of Marsden Point Rd and SH1.

'Your rainbows will shine forever': Husband's heartache at fatal crash sentencing
Gay Kettle's family today got to confront the man responsible for her death.

'I was helping you, not my dying sister,' motorcyclist told after guilty plea
Motorcyclist changes plea on fourth day of trial, admits he caused death of fellow rider.

Motorway tragedy: Dad dies retrieving child's favourite toy
The "loving and dedicated" father and husband was pronounced dead at the scene.

Accused has 'no recollection' of crash that killed woman
Prosecution and defence differ on movements of motorcycles before fatal crash.

One person dead after crash in Manawatū
Police were called to the crash on Kimbolton Rd at about 4.15pm.

Man found dead on rural road after midnight
Police were notified around 12.20am and want to talk to motorists who were in the area.

Woman dies in hospital after motorcycle crash
The woman was airlifted to hospital after the crash.

Three injured in single-vehicle crash in Martinborough
The crash happened on State Highway 53 in Wairarapa.

Police still piecing together details of crash that killed four Invercargill teens
Police still investigating a crash that killed four Southland teenagers in Invercargill.

Merging lane fatality: Driver who failed to yield found guilty
David Armstrong's death in 2020 impacted the entire community he dedicated his life to.

'Tragic': Firefighters related to victims of crash that killed four
The crash has rocked the small communities involved.

Cyclist dead after serious crash in Dannevirke
Police received a report of a crash on Weber Rd at 4.45pm.

First serious crash in Transmission Gully
The northbound lane was closed while emergency services attended.

Driver thrown from car in fatal crash: Police appeal for help as investigation continues
Initial indications are southbound car crossed centre line, colliding with northbound car.

Person dies in crash near Foxton
Emergency services responded to the crash just before 5pm on Friday.

Christmas Day tragedy: Charge filed against driver alleged to have killed mum of six
The 28-year-old driver is making his first appearance today at Auckland District Court.

'Lowest of the low': Man only removed graphic footage of teens' fatal crash once cops intervened
Man live-streamed aftermath of Invercargill crash which claimed the lives of four teens.

Body of crash victim brought to marae as former schoolmates perform haka
Bluff teen Kyah Kennedy, 16, was one of four friends killed in a crash on April 22.

Focus: Police respond to horror road toll over ANZAC weekend
Assistant Police Commissioner Bruce O'Brien responds to the harrowing road death toll, just months after the launch of the Road to Zero campaign. Video / NZ Herald