Northland Road Safety x Northland Rugby Union: Tackle Drink Driving

This season, Northland Road Safety is teaming up with Northland Rugby Union to promote safer choices around alcohol and driving.

We’re back again for the 2026 season to tackle drink driving in partnership with Northland Rugby Union. We’re making sure the Tackle Drink Driving message hits home: plan ahead, check in with your mates, and make sure someone’s taking one for the team as the sober driver.

We’ll be set up at every home game with a different activation each time – come along and try out our fun challenges and have a chat about how to get home safely.

Home Game Schedule:

02 Aug 2026– Northland M v Manawatu | 2:05pm
14 Aug 2026 – Northland M v Taranaki | 7:10pm
30 Aug 2026 – Northland W v Tasman | 5:05pm
12 Sep 2026 – Northland W v North Harbour, followed by Northland M v Waikato | 2:35pm / 5:05pm
26 Sep 2026 – Northland W v Hawkes Bay, followed by Northland M v Counties | 11:35am / 2:05pm

"Dress For The Slide, Not The Ride"

— Ride Forever
"'Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts'"

— Tommy Lasorda
"Texting While Driving......Go Together Like.....Running Naked Through Nettles"

— Operation Save Lives
"A pedestrian hit at 30km/h has a 90 percent chance of surviving. A pedestrian hit at 50km/h has a 30 percent chance. The risks for vulnerable pedestrians, such as the elderly or children, are higher again."

— NZTA - Better Conversations about Road Risk
"'Recklessness is a species of crime and should be so regarded on our streets and highways'"

— Marlen E. Pew

	Local Road fatalities This Year	State Highway fatalities This Year	Total fatalities This Year
Far North	6	2	8
Whangarei	3	5	7
Kaipara	2	4	6
Northland	11	11	22
National	184