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Drink driving · 12 September 2026
Blew over the limit in NZ? What actually happens next
NZ drink driving limits, what happens at a Police checkpoint, fines versus court, disqualification periods and when an alcohol interlock applies.
Drink driving · 6 September 2026
Alcohol interlocks in NZ: what NZTA's own numbers show
NZTA data released under the OIA shows interlock sentences rose from 145 in 2013 to 3,585 in 2024. Here is who gets one and how long it lasts.
Drink driving · 3 September 2026
Do alcohol interlocks stop reoffending? NZTA's data
NZTA data shows 3,852 of 20,063 alcohol interlock sentences were followed by another alcohol or licence offence. What the numbers do and do not say.