Rider clocked at 194kmh
Dunedin police say some drivers risk not being here for Christmas, after a motorcyclist was clocked travelling at 194kmh on the Pigroot.
Road toll
Rider death lifts road toll to six
Rider death lifts road toll to six
A motorcyclist has died just off State Highway 1 north of Bulls this morning, taking the holiday road toll to six.
Easter road toll 'three too many'
Easter road toll 'three too many'
The official Easter holiday period ended at 6am today with three deaths too many, according to the country's top traffic officer.
A sobering road toll
A sobering road toll
The increased road toll for 2012 is disappointing given the raft of safety measures that have recently come into force - and the sobering fact most fatal crashes are clearly avoidable.
Holiday road toll at record low
Holiday road toll at record low
A record low holiday road toll has been welcomed but more efforts are needed to continue to improve road safety, say police, the Government and the Automobile Association.
Otago road toll up three on 2011; national toll also up
Otago road toll up three on 2011; national toll also up
Otago's road toll increased to 17 deaths last year, while the national road toll was also up.
Low road toll for 2012
Low road toll for 2012
Last year New Zealand recorded its second lowest road toll in 50 years, with the deaths of young people significantly stemmed, police say.
Road toll up as year draws to close
Road toll up as year draws to close
The road toll for the year stands at 318 - more than 40 higher than the 2011 tally.
'Horrific' toll includes mums, pregnant woman
'Horrific' toll includes mums, pregnant woman
With one day of the long weekend still to go, police warned motorists to be extra vigilant as the road toll had already reached "horrific" proportions.
Sth Island crashes raise road toll
Sth Island crashes raise road toll
A 21-year-old man has died after being thrown out of his car in a crash in Woolston, Christchurch, this morning.
Two dead in crash as road toll mounts
Two dead in crash as road toll mounts
Two people are dead and a number of people, including three children, are injured following a crash on the Kapiti Coast this afternoon.
Pair killed in Kapiti crash named
Pair killed in Kapiti crash named
Police have named the two people who died in a crash on State Highway 1 near Paraparaumu on Friday.
Southern toll lowest since 2005
Southern toll lowest since 2005
Last year had the second-lowest annual road toll for the Southern police district in the past 14 years, a result which has pleased the man in charge of policing the South's roads.
Road toll lowest since 1952
Road toll lowest since 1952
A total of 284 people were killed on New Zealand's roads in 2011 - the lowest annual road toll since 1952.
Final holiday road toll at 18
Final holiday road toll at 18
The unconfirmed final holiday road toll stands at 18, up 50 percent on the previous year.
Police urge patience as road toll rises
Police urge patience as road toll rises
Otago holidaymakers have been advised to be patient and plan for longer driving times when travelling to their destination to avoid adding to the rising national road toll.
Reducing the road toll
Reducing the road toll
Every road fatality is a tragedy, and every death impacts on a large number of people.
Lowest NZ road toll since 1952
Lowest NZ road toll since 1952
The record low 2011 road toll of 284 was encouraging but Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee and Police Minister Anne Tolley urged road users to remain vigilant.
Road deaths blamed on 'stupidity'
Road deaths blamed on 'stupidity'
Police Minister Anne Tolley is blaming stupidity for a cruel string of deaths at the tail end of a year which saw the fewest road-crash fatalities since 1952.
Woman dies after being run over
Woman dies after being run over
A woman has been run over and killed near Auckland Airport this morning.