Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has announced the safer speed limits on this road will take effect from 12 October 2020. Director Regional Relationships Steve Mutton says this route is a high-risk road. Eight people died and 30 people were seriously injured in crashes on this stretch of SH1 in the ten years from 2009-2018. […]
An 11-year-old New Plymouth schoolgirl took her campaign for a lower speed limit on her rural road to district councillors, telling them of the near miss that she and her mother had with a delivery truck. “If my mum hadn’t heard it we could have been seriously injured,” Millie Stonier told the New Plymouth District […]
Police are being urged to restore dwindling breath-test checkpoints as the number of alcohol-related road deaths continues to climb. Latest police figures show fewer than 1.3 million roadside breath tests were carried out in 2018-19, down from more than 3 million in 2013-14. With road deaths involving a drunk driver increasing by 77 per cent […]
When snowboarder Carlton Johnstone dismounted from a chairlift, he hit an icy patch and fell hard. Within hours he had surgery to fix a fracture to his hip. Central Otago snowboarder Carlton Johnstone is lying on his couch reflecting on a ‘freak accident’ that saw him require urgent surgery and two large metal rods inserted […]
The winding stretch of State Highway 2 between Tauranga and Katikati has claimed 28 lives and left 335 injured in the past 11 years. Statistics released by NZTA reveal there have been 539 reported accidents on the highway since 2009 and most are attributed to driver error. Poor observation is the leading factor in crashes […]
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Director Regional Relationships Steve Mutton says the State Highway 5 Tarukenga to Ngongotahā safety and State Highway 5/36 roundabout improvements project will make this busy stretch of state highway safer, with roundabout improvements to accommodate more traffic. “It’s fantastic to be getting underway with work that will significantly improve the […]
Police officers issued more speeding fines during the nationwide lockdown than they did during the same period a year before. During lockdown, major cities saw traffic congestion drop by up to 80 percent, and total traffic was estimated to be down by almost half. Police say the empty roads led some drivers to think speeding […]
We accept claims for injuries that happen anywhere in New Zealand – in the home, at work, on the road, or when playing sport. Our no-fault scheme covers everyone. No matter what you were doing when you were injured or who was at fault. We’ll support you if the injury falls within our legislation. We can help pay for […]
Being forced to stay at home to help get the coronavirus pandemic under control in New Zealand saw a dramatic drop in injury claims being lodged with the country’s national insurer. But any fiscal benefit in not having to deal with tens of thousands of new applications for ACC is remote, as the Crown entity […]
It’s a common myth that having a fall is inevitable as we age. But that’s not true, as most falls are preventable. Keeping your mind and your body active as you age can go a long way to preventing falls. Staying active, particularly as we get older, is important. We want to help reduce your […]
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