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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Motoring articles  Motoring
    Police say they'll continue to target unsafe driving after seven deaths on the roads over the official summer holiday period
     5 January 2026
    Police say they'll continue to target unsafe driving after seven deaths on the roads over the official summer holiday period
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    Police say a multi-agency approach is helping make deaths less common on our roads
    5 Jan: Police say a multi-agency approach is helping make deaths less common on our roads... more
    All lanes on State Highway One in South Auckland's Takanini are open again after a truck, carrying a small house collided with an overbridge
    4 Jan: All lanes on State Highway One in South Auckland's Takanini are open again after a truck, carrying a small house collided with an overbridge... more
    State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened
    4 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened... more
    Police say they're welcoming another below-average summer holiday road toll - but aren't celebrating
    4 Jan: Police say they're welcoming another below-average summer holiday road toll - but aren't celebrating... more
    The driver of the car crash that left boxer Anthony Joshua injured and killed two of his friends in Nigeria has been charged
    3 Jan: The driver of the car crash that left boxer Anthony Joshua injured and killed two of his friends in Nigeria has been charged... more
    Kiwi pop band Drax Project started off 2026 with a car crash, in the Coromandel
    2 Jan: Kiwi pop band Drax Project started off 2026 with a car crash, in the Coromandel... more
    An investigation's underway after a serious crash near Levin that left a person critically injured last night
    2 Jan: An investigation's underway after a serious crash near Levin that left a person critically injured last night... more
    State Highway 57 near Levin in the Horowhenua District is closed after a two vehicle crash
    1 Jan: State Highway 57 near Levin in the Horowhenua District is closed after a two vehicle crash... more
    British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital in Nigeria days after a fatal car accident that killed two friends
    1 Jan: British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital in Nigeria days after a fatal car accident that killed two friends... more

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     23 Dec: Suzuki's announced a voluntary safety recall for its VIN range 2025 FRONX Hybrid car - which was found to have a potentially life-threatening rear seatbelt fault ++++++++++++++
     31 Dec: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning +++++++++++++
     10 Dec: Public transport campaigners are pushing for better protections - after two seemingly random knife assaults on an East Auckland bus ++++++++++++
     23 Dec: A shot across the bow for petrol companies - with no relief at the pump, despite falling global oil prices ++++++++++
     13 Dec: British porn star Bonnie Blue deported from Bali after 'Bang Bus' case ++++++++++
     28 Dec: Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast ++++++++++
     24 Dec: Four-time Formula One world drivers champion Max Verstappen has revealed he won't carry any scars from this season +++++++++

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    Cricket:
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    Rugby:
    Canterbury bowls rep Rohan Ware has won his first New Zealand title...beating young Australian star Nathan Black in the men's singles final at the National Champs in Christchurch 18:07

    Entertainment:
    John Lydon expected "some kind of connection" with his former Sex Pistols bandmates after the death of his wife Nora 17:53

    Accident and Emergency:
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    Law and Order:
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    Living & Travel:
    Police are closing multiple areas in Tasman's Kahurangi National Park, as they search for an overdue tramper 17:27

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