Police Car In Fatal Pile Up In North Shore – Updated

The day after police minister Judith Collins called police joy rides on Target Road Primary school’s playing fields a “bit of fun” and said she wasn’t concerned by it (See “Collins backs police joyrides at school gala“) a police car has been involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Albany, North Shore. North Shore is the…

Christchurch’s "Terrorism" Hits World News

From an article in  The Press by Ian Steward “Christchurch’s boy racers have again hit the headlines overseas, with a German magazine saying residents are afraid of car-based “terrorism“. Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker said the article was an accurate reflection of Christchurch: “It’s a problem we have. It is something that happens here and it’s…

Hoons

No matter how careful a driver you are on New Zealand’s roads there’s always the ever present problem of hoons to really spoil your day. Many of them think they have total ownership of the road, which of course they do. Even your best defensive driving techniques won’t protect you from idiots like these. “Drifting…