Hope Appleton is pleading to be let off a curfew on restricted driving licence holders, rather than risk walking home alone from work after midnight.

A Herald analysis of Transport Agency data collected from 67 districts has revealed the deadliest parts of the country in terms of personal risk to road users.

Charlotte Christie fears driving along the winding Gisborne-to-Wairoa road after writing off her car in a pile-up on a blind bend in which another motorist lost an arm.

Two women suffered "horrific" deaths as they drowned in total darkness when their upturned car sank into a Northland mangrove swamp, a coroner has found.

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Farms, homes and roads would be totally submerged in a massive dam lake under proposed irrigation plans for Wairarapa.

The blood-alcohol limit for drivers should be lowered to prevent more unnecessary road deaths, says one of New Zealand's most experienced police officers.

Maori and Pacific Island children are more likely to be injured in a crash on Auckland roads than anyone else, research reveals.

Wellington City Council has decided to work with the New Zealand Transport Agency to ensure everything possible is done to address any adverse effects of the planned Basin Reserve flyover.

Hawke's Bay police have turned to Facebook to battle boy racers after a series of fatal crashes in the region.

More than half of motorcycle and scooter users are ignoring warnings about wearing safety gear, risking horrific preventable injuries, experts say.

Frustrated commuters are calling for a change in retail working hours after a motorway crash caused gridlock across Auckland.

Inner-city Auckland traffic was brought to a virtual standstill after a motorway crash - gridlock that the Automobile Association described as the worst it had seen.