Road Toll
Tongan community shocked after mother killed in crash
It's been a tragic and sombre day for the Tongan community in Palmerston North after one of its members died and another seven were injured in an horrific road crash near Taupo. Video, Audio
Family, community heartbroken after fatal Taupo crash
A tight-knit community is in mourning after Palmerston North mother of four Pesi Tuivai died along with three others in a crash north of Taupo. Others are fighting for their lives. Video, Audio
Boy, 5, among dead in Taupō crash
A Palmerston North mother is among those to have been killed in a crash near Taupō yesterday, with her young daughter still recovering in hospital.
Top police officer in despair at 'bloody terrible' road toll
No amount of money will fix the rising road toll if drivers are not responsible, the top road officer says, after the latest crash killed four people and badly injured three including a 10-month-old. Audio
Police name dead in Southland crash
Police have named the three people who died in a horrific crash in Southland on Sunday.
Road toll rises to 10 after lethal weekend
An elderly man has died in a fatal crash after a lethal weekend on New Zealand's roads.
Two people died on the roads this Easter
Police welcome the reduced Easter holiday road toll and say they hope it shows more people are getting the message to drive safely. The toll of two was half last year's total. Audio
Killed motorcyclist named
Swiss national Manfred Brand, 47, died in a crash with a car last Friday.
Holiday road toll rises to 18
The road toll for the holiday period has risen to 18, after a truck driver died early this afternoon in Whakatane.
Police plea as road toll keeps rising
The country's top road cop is pleading for people to remember road safety basics, after the holiday road toll jumped to seven dead.
Motorists distracted by speedo - Minister
An overly strict focus by the police on speeding leaves motorists focussed on their speedos and not the road, the Police Minister has told Parliament.
Police Minister says motorists focussed on speedos
An overly strict focus by the police on speeding has left motorists focused on their speedometers and not the road the Police Minister says. Audio
More testing for older drivers needed - campaigner
The government should cut truck numbers and let fewer older drivers have licences in order to prevent road deaths, a road safety campaigner says. Audio
Worst Queen's Birthday weekend road toll in 29 years.
The Police say motorists need to pause and make better decisions when they are driving after a horror holiday weekend that claimed eleven lives in crashes. Audio
High road toll blamed on bad decisions
Police Minister Judith Collins is rejecting claims that police under-funding has lead to the worst Queen's Birthday road toll in 27 years.
Worst roll toll in 27 years
The official holiday road toll is the highest for Queen's Birthday weekend since 1989 Audio
Holiday roads claim 12 lives
Twelve people have died on the nation's roads this holiday period - four fewer than last year.
The official holiday road toll finishes
The holiday road toll period has ended at 11 with four fewer deaths than last year. Audio
NZ Police also focus on road accidents this holiday,
The country's road toll is now sitting at one more than at this time last year. Audio
Police to drivers: Think of your families and us
The official holiday road toll begins at 4 o'clock this afternoon and police are calling for drivers to take a safety conscious approach this holiday season. Audio
