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DunedinDecember 4

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.

NationalDecember 31

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.

NationalApril 1

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.

EditorialJanuary 6

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.

NationalJanuary 2

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.

NewsJanuary 1

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.

NationalJanuary 1

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.

NationalDecember 31

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.

NationalOctober 21

'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.

NationalJanuary 20

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.

NationalJanuary 20

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.

NationalJanuary 20

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.

NationalJanuary 20

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.

NationalJanuary 20

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.

NationalJanuary 3

Final holiday road toll at 18

The unconfirmed final holiday road toll stands at 18, up 50 percent on the previous year.

DunedinJanuary 3

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.

EditorialJanuary 3

Reducing the road toll

Every road fatality is a tragedy, and every death impacts on a large number of people.

NationalJanuary 2

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.

NationalJanuary 1

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.

NationalDecember 31

Woman dies after being run over

A woman has been run over and killed near Auckland Airport this morning.

NationalDecember 31

Pair killed in Blenheim crash named

Police have released the names of two men killed in a car crash near Blenheim this morning.

NationalDecember 30

Two die in 'avoidable' smash near Blenheim

At least two people are dead following an "avoidable'' crash near Blenheim.

NationalDecember 29

NZ on track for low road toll

New Zealand is set for its lowest annual toll of road deaths since 1952, the last year in which fewer than 300 people were killed in vehicle crashes.

NationalDecember 28

Man dead after Christchurch car crash

A 21-year-old man has died after a collision in Christchurch this morning.

NationalDecember 28

West Coast crash brings toll to nine

One person is dead and another critically injured after a head-on crash on State Highway 6, near Haast, on the West Coast yesterday.