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Police say they're welcoming another below-average summer holiday road toll - but aren't celebrating

4 January 2026

Police say they're welcoming another below-average summer holiday road toll - but aren't celebrating

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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

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
	1 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... more

Hawke's Bay is recording its deadliest annual road toll in recent years
	31 Dec 2025: Hawke's Bay is recording its deadliest annual road toll in recent years... more

State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning
	31 Dec 2025: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning... more

A man who reportedly attempted to flee Police after an antisocial road user gathering in Gisborne - has been arrested
	30 Dec 2025: A man who reportedly attempted to flee Police after an antisocial road user gathering in Gisborne - has been arrested... more

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13 Feb: Police are advising motorists in the Waikato area, including Te Awamutu, Otorohanga, and Waipa Districts, to stay off the roads this evening due to heavy rainfall and flooding ++++++++++++++++

02 Feb: Investigations are underway into what led a tourist boat to run aground just inside the Akaroa Heads +++++++++++++

24 Jan: A strong Police presence is expected in North Canterbury this weekend, as car enthusiasts converge on Rangiora for the Muscle Car Madness Car Show ++++++++++++

05 Feb: Road cyclists Ella Wyllie and Finn Fisher-Black have claimed the national time trial crowns in Cambridge +++++++++++

23 Jan: Taranaki Police have arrested a driver and impounded two vehicles following multiple complaints of dangerous driving earlier this week +++++++++++

23 Jan: Hayden Paddon is up two places to seventh after day two of the World Rally Championship's season-opening event in Monte Carlo ++++++++++

29 Jan: A person has died in a crash on Nelson Road, east of Taupaki in Auckland's Rodney ++++++++++

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