The Christmas holiday road toll now stands at six. Six people have died since the official road toll period started on December 22 and which runs until January 5. One person died after a single-vehicle crash on Methven Highway (State Highway 77) in the suburb of Allenton outside Ashburton, on Christmas morning. On Saturday evening, a motorist died in a single-vehicle crash at about 8 o’clock in Te Ahu Ahu Rd, Northland. Last year, the Christmas-New Year road toll was 17.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 26, 2023 19:52 UTC