Road Toll
Speeding drivers targeted in new advertising campaign
A new advertising campaign is issuing a plea to speeding drivers to slow down, after 380 people died on New Zealand roads last year. Video
12 die on roads over holiday period
12 people have lost their lives on roads throughout the country this holiday period. Our reporter Adriana Weber has the latest. Audio
2017 road toll 'heartbreaking' - AA
The AA is pleading with drivers to be more careful this year, saying last year's road toll is heartbreaking.
Roads Run Through Us: 2
John Bluck explores the ways of the road in this second of a series about the place roads have in New Zealand history, consciousness and identity. Audio
Police urge caution as road toll highest since 2010
Four people have been killed on the roads this week, and the road toll is now the highest since 2010 when 375 people died. And with the festive holiday season about to begin, police want motorists to… Audio
Thumbs up for rural road initiative
The government's $22m rural highway programme of safety barriers and rumble strips will be a "dramatic improvement" in road safety, a campaigner says.
Lowering the road toll: reaction
The associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter held a meeting today with the ministry, police and NZTA focusing on how they'll tackle road fatalities. Audio
Fatal crash means 2017 road toll now tops last year's total
The death of a man in a crash in Hawke's Bay today has brought this year's road toll to 329 - which is now one higher than for the whole of last year.
Insight: Death on the Roads
After years of safety improvements, law changes and public campaigns, the death toll on the roads is trending upwards again. Philippa Tolley asks if it’s just a matter of more people on the roads, or… Audio
Fatal crash brings 2017 road toll closer to last year's total
A fatal accident on State Highway 29 early this morning has brought 2017's road toll to 326, two short of last year's total toll. Audio
Road toll heads toward highest in 7 years - Insight
This road toll is heading towards being the worst in seven years. With just six weeks until the end of the year, 326 people have died on the roads, that's just three down on all of last year. RNZ… Audio
Sweden model could reduce NZ road deaths - researcher
New Zealand could reduce deaths by investing more in its roads, including installing median barrier strips, a visiting transport researcher says.
Police must stop 'cowboy posse' pursuit attitude - campaigner
Innocent people will continue to die unless police change their pursuit policy after three people died in crashes in a fortnight, a road safety campaigner says. Audio
2017 road toll 'hugely concerning' - Brake charity
A road safety charity says the recent spike in deaths on the roads is 'hugely concerning' and the government needs to make changes. The road toll looks set to rise for the fourth year in a row, and… Audio
Road toll: Lives could have been saved - NZ Initiative
Think tank The New Zealand Initiative says authorities should have identified the rising trend in road deaths sooner and could have saved lives by acting faster to improve safety. As the road toll… Audio
John Campbell joins police on NZ’s worst road
John Campbell joins police on the beat after a disastrous weekly road toll. They describe how they remember every crash, and every time they tell someone a loved one isn’t coming home. Video, Audio
Taupō crash victim Pesi Tuivai was 'an amazing mum who was always smiling'
The Tongan community in Palmerston North are mourning the loss of a mum, teacher and recently ordained preacher who was killed in a horror crash. Audio
Speed cameras missing in most of NZ
Only 18 of 56 planned digital speed cameras are operating, and are limited to urban areas, as the road toll continues to rise compared to recent years. Audio
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