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Two people have died in Japan - after at least 50 vehicles were caught in a pile-up on a highway north-west of Tokyo

28 December 2025

Two people have died in Japan - after at least 50 vehicles were caught in a pile-up on a highway north-west of Tokyo

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Gisborne-bound motorists are being urged to drive safe, and plan ahead, as traffic's expected to worsen, over the holiday break
	28 Dec 2025: Gisborne-bound motorists are being urged to drive safe, and plan ahead, as traffic's expected to worsen, over the holiday break... more

Following in Hayden Paddon's tyre tracks on the World Rally Championship is the end goal for New Zealand-born Japanese rally driver Zeal Jones
	26 Dec 2025: Following in Hayden Paddon's tyre tracks on the World Rally Championship is the end goal for New Zealand-born Japanese rally driver Zeal Jones... more

So close to the top of rally car racing, for young driver Zeal Jones
	26 Dec 2025: So close to the top of rally car racing, for young driver Zeal Jones... more

A summer spruce-up for Auckland's Harbour Bridge has been cancelled - with heavy rain on the way later this week
	25 Dec 2025: A summer spruce-up for Auckland's Harbour Bridge has been cancelled - with heavy rain on the way later this week... more

Four-time Formula One world drivers champion Max Verstappen has revealed he won't carry any scars from this season
	24 Dec 2025: Four-time Formula One world drivers champion Max Verstappen has revealed he won't carry any scars from this season... more

Auckland's New North Road in Kingsland's blocked, after a pickup truck's collided with several vehicles
	24 Dec 2025: Auckland's New North Road in Kingsland's blocked, after a pickup truck's collided with several vehicles... more

Drivers are being urged to make sensible choices this summer
	24 Dec 2025: Drivers are being urged to make sensible choices this summer... more

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
	23 Dec 2025: 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... more

State Highway 8 between Lindis Pass and Omarama is still closed, after a crash more than four hours ago
	23 Dec 2025: State Highway 8 between Lindis Pass and Omarama is still closed, after a crash more than four hours ago... more

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04 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened +++++++++++++++++++++++

03 Jan: The driver of the car crash that left boxer Anthony Joshua injured and killed two of his friends in Nigeria has been charged ++++++++++++++++++++

05 Jan: Police say they'll continue to target unsafe driving after seven deaths on the roads over the official summer holiday period +++++++++++++++

31 Dec: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning +++++++++++++++

28 Dec: Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast ++++++++++++

01 Jan: A person's died in an early morning single vehicle crash on the Hauraki Plains south of Paeroa, - the fifth confirmed death of the summer road toll period ++++++++++++

18 Jan: The Black Foils have confirmed they've been deducted three championship points for their weekend-ending crash with Switzerland at the Sail GP season-opening event in Perth ++++++++++++

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