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Queens Birthday Weekend Highway Hotspots

Posted on 01 June 2016

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Northland Road Safety ‘Texting’ radio Ad wins category Award at NZ Radio Awards

Posted on 22 May 2016

Northland Road Safety ‘Texting’ radio Ad wins at NZ Radio Awards

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Congratulations John Bain Knight of the Order St John

Posted on 19 May 2016

John Bain receives huge honour after 40 very productive years supporting St John’s and helping give our road trauma victims a better chance of survival after crashes.

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New Alerting App For Northland Civil Defence

Posted on 29 March 2016

New Alerting App For Northland Civil Defence can easily be downloaded to your Smartphone

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Check Your Speed

Posted on 11 December 2015

Commissioner Mike Bush
Ngā mihi. As we head into the summer holiday season, now is a good time to remind everyone of Police’s efforts to keep people safe on the roads.

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Fuel Efficient Tyres

Posted on 23 November 2015

Only ENERGYWISE approved fuel efficient tyres meet criteria for both fuel efficiency and braking in the wet.

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Northland Road Toll Year To Date is 18 Avoidable Deaths

Posted on 09 November 2015

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Labour Weekend Traffic & Travel Information & Congestion Hotspots

Posted on 21 October 2015

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	Local Road fatalities This Year	State Highway fatalities This Year	Total fatalities This Year
Far North	3	2	5
Whangarei	4	3	7
Kaipara	2	0	2
Northland	9	5	14
National	116

"'A tree never hits an automobile except in self defence'"

— American Proverb
"Nearly 80% of New Zealanders agree that compulsory breath testing enforcement helps lower the road toll"

— Public attitudes to road safety survey, Ministry of Transport 2014
"On average, texting drivers take their eyes off the road for up to 5 seconds at a time. At 90kph, that’s travelling the length of a football field completely blind."

— 2014 book 'A Deadly Wandering'
"Texting, while driving increases your crash risk 23 times."
"'The problem with drinking and driving is the MOURNING after'"

— Author Unknown