Police have been left shocked by the number of drink-drivers being caught in the South Waikato. The number of drink-drivers caught during a blitz in a small Waikato town has horrified police. Drivers in Tīrau, which has a population of about 800, kept the police's Rotorua based Traffic Alcohol Group busy last Friday night during a targeted hit on drink-drivers in the South Waikato district. "It produced some deplorable results with about 14 for the whole of the South Waikato but seven of those were in Tīrau alone. Henderson said he was unsure why so many people were drinking and driving as the district usually sees a significant drop after summer.

Source: Stuff April 15, 2019 03:00 UTC