SH1 closed north of Kaikōura after fourth Labour weekend fatality

The cost of helping people recover from their injuries over the past five years was $15.17 million, split between 510 separate claims.

Auckland's police helicopter has been instrumental in the arrest of 10 people, in early morning incidents spanning a combined 180 kilometres, police say.

Holidaymakers heading home from Northland today face delays after a single-vehicle crash blocked SH1.

Much of the country is in for blue skies this afternoon, with MetService forecasting Christchurch will reach an unseasonably high of 24 degrees.

Waka Kotahi has no "respect" for taxpayer money and is failing to keep roads safe, former Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter says.