The provisional number of road deaths in 2025 is currently 272, down from 292 in 2024. 

This marks three years in a row that road deaths have seen a reduction, due in large part to Operation Open Roads. 

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The provisional number of road deaths in 2025 is currently 272, down from 292 in 2024.&nbsp;
This marks three years in a row that road deaths have seen a reduction, due in large part to Operation Open Roads.&nbsp;
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Don't miss a thing while you're on holiday, with Newstalk ZB Holiday Breakfast. We deliver the best in news, views and opinion to keep Kiwis informed and entertained while you're on the road, at the bach, or relaxing at home.

Don't miss a thing while you're on holiday, with Newstalk ZB Holiday Breakfast. We deliver the best in news, views and opinion to keep Kiwis informed and entertained while you're on the road, at the bach, or relaxing at home.

Don't miss a thing while you're on holiday, with Tim Dower and Newstalk ZB Holiday Breakfast.

Holiday Breakfast

Don't miss a thing while you're on holiday, with Tim Dower and Newstalk ZB Holiday Breakfast. Tim delivers the best in news, views and opinion to keep Kiwis informed and entertained while you're on the road, at the bach, or relaxing at home.

Steve Greally: Road toll sees reduction for third consecutive year

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She made history at the 2022 Winter Olympics, bringing home a gold medal in the slopestyle and a silver in the big air. 

But after an injury disrupted her 2024, she's once again dominated this year. 

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She made history at the 2022 Winter Olympics, bringing home a gold medal in the slopestyle and a silver in the big air.&nbsp;
But after an injury disrupted her 2024, she's once again dominated this year.&nbsp;
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott: Gold medalist on 2026 Olympics

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You wanted to celebrate the new year appropriately, but you don't want the first day of the year to be a complete write-off - so what do you do? 

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You wanted to celebrate the new year appropriately, but you don't want the first day of the year to be a complete write-off - so what do you do?&nbsp;
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Lanny Wong: Nursing that New Year hangover

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We've seen the photos and videos on social media going viral every year, showing the mountains of rubbish that have to be dealt with after every new year's festival.

Tents that got hit by the weather, covered in mud, with festival-goers who just don't want to deal with packing it back in their cars. 

But the clean up still has to be done, so what happens to all the rubbish left behind? 

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We've seen the photos and videos on social media going viral every year, showing the mountains of rubbish that have to be dealt with after every new year's festival.
Tents that got hit by the weather, covered in mud, with festival-goers who just don't want to deal with packing it back in their cars.&nbsp;
But the clean up still has to be done, so what happens to all the rubbish left behind?&nbsp;
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George Seton: What happens to all those tents left at festivals?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/3f0880f0-273b-459e-8829-b3c401772f4f/transcript

Steve Greally: Road toll sees reduction for third consecutive year

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