Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playPolice will be out in force around Rotorua roads over the next two days - kicking off a crackdown on drink-driving, speeding and seatbelt use in the lead-up to Christmas. Police from Tauranga and the Waikato will join local staff to provide a significant presence on Rotorua roads, he said. He said in the year to September 1801 people had been charged with drink-driving in the Bay of Plenty. "The latest Ministry of Transport seatbelt survey also shows, for the first time, that rates of people wearing seatbelts has declined." "Seatbelts don't prevent crashes, however if you are involved in a crash they will significantly reduce your chances of being seriously injured or killed."

Source: New Zealand Herald November 24, 2016 17:22 UTC