Safety
Media releases about safety issues.
7 September 2021
AA’s call for more maintenance answered – AA Northland
AA Northland welcomes the Government’s decision to top up the funding available for much needed road maintenance work in the region.
7 September 2021
New road maintenance funding as valuable as gold bricks - AA
The AA welcomes the Government’s decision to provide additional funding to revitalise road maintenance across the country.
17 July 2021
Plenty of questions still to be answered on Golden Mile car ban - AA
Banning private cars from Wellington’s Golden Mile is what the AA expected Let’s Get Wellington Moving’s decision makers to opt for and the challenge they will now have is implementing the change in a way that will work well for people.
13 July 2021
Good mix of carrot and stick in clean car package - AA
The Government’s actions to increase New Zealand’s uptake of low-emissions vehicles announced today is a well-balanced and positive package, says the AA.
10 June 2021
Making NZ’s current vehicles greener critical to emissions goals - AA
Achieving the future targets for reducing transport emissions just released by the Climate Change Commission will need more focus on what New Zealand can do in the present, says the Automobile Association.
28 May 2021
AA wants SH5 priority to be road improvements not speed limit
The AA is calling on authorities to listen to the response from the community on its speed reviews of SH5 and SH51 and prioritise work to fix and upgrade the roads as the best way to improve safety.
29 April 2021
Sunstrike season is here – AA advice for road users
The annual hazard of sunstrike has arrived and the AA is sharing some safety tips for Otago drivers and other road users.
22 March 2021
More road maintenance funding critically needed in Northland - AA
The AA wants a campaign to revitalise road maintenance across the country to start in Northland.
19 March 2021
More road maintenance funding critically needed in Northland - AA
The AA wants a campaign to revitalise road maintenance across the country to start in Northland.
31 December 2020
2020 road deaths a very sad and disappointing result
In a year where New Zealand faced unprecedented change, road deaths have sadly remained largely the same.