Safety
Media releases about safety issues.
1 July 2022
AA reminds motorists to take care this winter
As winter continues to make its presence felt throughout the country, the AA is reminding Kiwis to keep themselves safe by driving to the conditions and staying on top of vehicle maintenance.
6 May 2022
AA Driving School expands to Queenstown and welcomes long-time educator as Instructor
The AA Driving School is thrilled to expand its network to a new corner of the country with the reintroduction of an Instructor to Queenstown.
1 April 2022
On Road Costs now more important than ever before – AA
Car buyers in New Zealand will now need to be much more aware of the emissions a vehicle puts out with the Government’s Clean Car Discount scheme coming into effect today.
9 March 2022
AA welcomes historic passing of drugged driver testing
The AA wants to see roadside drug testing start happening as soon as possible following Parliament’s historic passing of the legislation allowing it yesterday.
27 January 2022
Road safety review shows plenty of room for improvement
The AA hopes that the review of Government road safety investment and delivery released today will mean more police out on the roads in the near future.
1 January 2022
Too many lives lost on the roads again in 2021
There has been little improvement on road deaths in New Zealand this year, with 319 people having been killed in crashes.
10 December 2021
Never leave your children or pets in a parked vehicle: AA and SPCA’s warning to public
As the days are getting hotter, the AA and SPCA are reminding motorists to never leave their children or pets in parked cars - no matter where or how the car is parked, and not even for 5 minutes.
7 December 2021
Alcohol interlocks prevent near 40,000 attempts to drive
Alcohol interlocks in the cars of high-risk drunk drivers stopped 37,061 attempts to use the vehicle in 2020.
6 November 2021
AA DRIVEN NZ Car of the Year makes a 2021 comeback
After a year hiatus, the AA DRIVEN New Zealand Car of the Year is returning for 2021.
21 October 2021
AA hopes for first fatality free Labour weekend
The AA does not want to see any repeat of the tragic last Labour weekend on the roads this year.