Road toll expected to click over 400 in 2018GEORGE HEARD/STUFF Two tourists are dead after their rental car collided with a truck at the intersection of Shands and Blakes roads, near Prebbleton. As the calendar days go by, the road toll rises. GOOGLE MAPS All Kiwis need to be vigilant behind the wheel. "Multiple studies have shown that the road toll rises and falls with the economy, First, there are more trucks moving more freight, which means more accidents. Supplied New Zealand's road toll set to go over 400 this year with an increasing number already dying on the roads.

Source: Stuff February 17, 2018 06:45 UTC