Police in Wanganui are pleased the region has got through the busy holiday period without too much trouble or major incident.
"We've had a good period in the Wanganui area in terms of not having any fatalities on the road," Senior Sergeant Paul Baskett said. "There's been a lot of people out enjoying themselves."
He said there were no major incidents during New Year's Eve festivities in town.
"There were a couple of organised events which both went pretty smoothly.
"There were a couple of arrests which occurred later," he said.
Mr Baskett said there had been a few successful search and rescue callouts.
He said police would continue to be vigilant on the roads throughout January.