01:00pm Sat 04 Jan, 2025
About 140 Rotorua motorists are being snapped for seatbelt offences on average every month — including 'too many” failing to properly buckle in children,... Read More
08:00am Sat 04 Jan, 2025
Police are pleased that there have been far fewer road deaths for this year's holiday period compared to last year. The holiday period road toll provisionally... Read More
12:00pm Fri 03 Jan, 2025
State Highway 2 near Snodgrass Rd will undergo a six-week overnight asphalt rebuild starting January 12 to improve safety and reduce disruptions. The works,... Read More
11:00am Thu 02 Jan, 2025
The provisional number of road deaths in 2024 stands at 289, down from 341 in 2023. Police said while there has been a reduction in the number of families... Read More
10:00am Thu 02 Jan, 2025
Nadia Christensen is nervous whenever her loved ones travel on the roads. In her eyes, there seem to be more 'idiots” behind the wheel. It's the second... Read More
08:00am Mon 30 Dec, 2024
Police and other emergency services throughout New Zealand have attended eight fatal crashes so far, where nine people have lost their lives. Police have... Read More
10:10am Sun 29 Dec, 2024
Police in the Coromandel Police District completed more than 900 breath tests at 28 different checkpoints in one day, with five drivers processed for excess... Read More
04:56pm Sat 28 Dec, 2024
One person has died following a single vehicle motorbike crash in the Bay of Plenty. Emergency servvices were called to the crash on Main Road, Murupara today... Read More
02:04pm Sat 28 Dec, 2024
A motorbike rider is reported to have critical injuries following a crash in the Bay of Plenty. Main Road Murupara is closed between Pine Drive and Kowhai... Read More
12:51pm Sat 28 Dec, 2024
A driver caused chaos during a late-night rampage in Ōpōtiki last night, ramming a number of vehicles and a person before fleeing the scene. A manhunt... Read More
11:45am Sat 28 Dec, 2024
Five people have died on New Zealand roads over four days after a 'vehicle incident” in Napier overnight. The incident, on Nuffield Ave in Marewa,... Read More
02:55pm Fri 27 Dec, 2024
People are being asked to postpone travelling along State Highway 25a following a fatal crash. A section of SH25 is closed following a fatal crash earlier... Read More