The Northland (Te Tai Tokerau) Road Safety website has been developed to promote Northland’s road safety issues and partners. Te Tai Tokerau's strength is in working together to communicate and problem solve.
- Impairment - Motorcycling - Distractions - Young Drivers - Speed - Fatigue - Restraints
| Local Road fatalities This Year |
State Highway fatalities This Year |
Total fatalities This Year |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Far North |
7
|
6
|
13
|
| Whangarei |
6
|
7
|
13
|
| Kaipara |
2
|
0
|
2
|
| Northland |
15
|
13
|
28
|
| National |
298
|
||
Make it Click – Every Trip
Road safety is everyone's responsibility
Northland roads are challenging and unforgiving. The need to reduce the severity and frequency of crashes is the driving force behind the Road to Zero Strategy 2020-2030 and the Road to Zero Action Plan 2020-2022.
See all statistics »Total in 2020
935
Total in 2019
1769
"'The driver is safer when the roads are dry; the roads are safer when the driver is dry' "
"'Texting while driving increases the risk of a crash 23.2 times over unimpaired driving'"
"Fatigue was a problem mentioned by 24% of drivers when travelling on holiday or long trips."
"Texting While Driving......Go Together Like.....Running Naked Thru Poison Oak"
"'Recklessness is a species of crime and should be so regarded on our streets and highways'"