A woman died after trying to do a U-turn when a logging truck struck her vehicle outside of Te Puke this morning, police say.

Motorists are being warned to take care this Queen's Birthday weekend as holiday-makers hit the roads, winter draws in and 'Gypsy Day' stock moving takes place.

A wannabe stuntman who surfed atop a taxi as it went over the Harbour Bridge has argued his case should be thrown out because he did not endanger anyone other than himself.

New Zealand has recorded the sharpest increase in annual road deaths of a group of 28 countries in an international study.

Road safety operations will be carried out through the end of May and into June as part of “Operation Twistlock,” a trans-Tasman road safety initiative focusing on heavy vehicles.

There are actually two sets of road rules, it would seem.

Police have recovered a car in which a person died after it went down a bank and was engulfed in flames.

Why does a driver become a biker? Some can't afford cars, some don't have parks, some think they're saving the planet. For me it's a selfish health issue, writes Matt Heath.

Artistic and computer wizardry has given insights into what children might have looked like today had they not been cruelly snatched in road crashes.

A man who took his case all the way to the Court of Appeal has failed in his bid to challenge an $80 speeding fine.

After a year living in Mexico it's fair to say the roads were chaotic there. But, I truly believe Mexican drivers were better than Aucklanders, writes Sam Judd.

A Chinese tourist has admitted causing the death of Oamaru 5-year-old Ruby Jay Marris.

One person was extracted from their car and four others were injured after a vehicle crash in Whitford earlier today, leading police to warn motorists to take extra caution.

Members of a family injured in a crash which killed a young girl on Friday night remain in hospital.

This Easter weekend had the second lowest road toll on record and was the first with the new lower alcohol limits for drivers in effect.

Easter commuters are being urged to be patient and drive home safely, with the road toll on track to be close to the record low after one fatal crash over the long weekend.

Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy was advised to ignore calls and don't answer the phone following concerns raised over foreign drivers.

Drivers don’t divert to alternative routes unless they can see the queue, even if they’ve already been warned of a blockage.

An 11-year-old boy took two friends on a joyride through rural Auckland suburbs in his parents' car for up to an hour before crashing into a truck yesterday.

An 11-year-old boy was lucky to escape injury after crashing his parents’ car into a truck while trying to flee police.

The development of a code of practice to better screen and educate tourist drivers is being closely watched by the Government.

Tempers are boiling over at an Auckland school's gates as a neighbouring retired police officer takes on drivers he believes are endangering children's lives.

New Zealanders tell us what they love about life in New Zealand - and what needs to change.

Facing a parliamentary select committee at the age of 10 and under the gaze of television cameras caused a few nerves, Sean Roberts admitted afterwards.

Moves to prevent crashes involving foreign drivers have been encouraging but need to go further, say two boys who lost their father in such an accident.

A teenage driver who allegedly sped along Auckland motorways against traffic flow has been caught by police using CCTV.

Name suppression has lapsed for the Chinese man charged with causing the death of an Oamaru 5-year-old in a crash near Moeraki.

Two new South Otago initiatives aim to help visiting international drivers negotiate New Zealand roads safely - and neither involves key-snatching.

The driver of a Toyota Starlet who died in a crash at Maraetai early yesterday morning has been named by police.