
Mother pays tribute to crash victim
The mother of one of the women who died in a two-car crash near Thames yesterday has paid tribute to her daughter.
The mother of one of the women who died in a two-car crash near Thames yesterday has paid tribute to her daughter.
A 55-year-old Whangarei woman who was killed in a crash in south Taranaki yesterday afternoon has been named by police.
Robin Kearns writes: Whose city is this? Does Auckland belong only to adults and motorists? Perhaps we all need to slow down and reconsider our priorities.
One of three young girls who were injured after being hit by a car as they walked to school yesterday morning is back at home recovering.
It's been labelled a revenue-gathering mission, but the police "zero tolerance" summer speed limit campaign contributed just $420 in fines.
While national statistics suggest foreign drivers play only a small part in serious crashes, the picture differs markedly at district level.
Fifteen fatalities upset the armchair experts, but the bigger picture shows there's no need for alarm, says Eric Crampton
Police Commissioner Mike Bush has admitted there was some confusion around police’s summer road safety campaign.
The Police Minister has defended his decision not to intervene in the police’s summer road safety campaign despite concerns it could be confusing and misleading.
The Police Minister has called on New Zealand Police to undertake a review of their "confusing" Summer Road Safety campaign.
The Police Minister has admitted he had concerns over the summer speed enforcement message before it went public, saying it was confusing and ambiguous.
Concerns have been raised about a crooked road sign and the role it may have played in a fatal crash in the Bay of Plenty which left two men dead.
Tourism leaders are appealing for Kiwis not to come down too hard on overseas drivers as police investigate a crash which has left two French visitors seriously injured.
It is never advisable to judge a policy on what will probably turn out to be a short-term abnormality.
Special rules for overseas drivers are favoured by the majority of New Zealanders, according to a Herald-Digipoll survey.
With a hot sun gleaming off the water on Manukau Harbour, it seemed the perfect summer's day to go fishing, but the holiday fishing trip was to end in tragedy.
One of the men who died while crossing the Manukau Bar yesterday has been described as "an awesome husband, dad and grandad" by his family.
Three stricken boaties spent up to two hours treading water after their 5m vessel was swamped by a freak wave while crossing the treacherous Manukau Harbour bar, killing two other crew members.
Police are urging care on the roads over the holidays as a four-car crash leaves one person critically injured.
Police are putting their traffic enforcement focus on holiday black spots to keep the annual road toll from surging above 300 deaths.
With the annual summer exodus to the beach about to begin, motorists are being warned to take care while driving this festive season.
A cyclist who was assaulted during a motorist's fit of road rage has forgiven the man and says, in fact, he feels sorry for him