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Road deaths

Year-to-date
As at 23 Nov 2009 340
Same time last year 308
Last 12 months
As at 23 Nov 2009 397
Same time last year 366
Month-to-date
As at 23 Nov 2009 12
Same time last year 18

Road death statistics

Road fatalities in New Zealand 1997 to 2004

Casualty types
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Drivers
253
221
254
244
233
220
235
223
Passengers
164
139
141
132
125
96
133
133
Motorcycle riders
52
47
39
29
34
28
27
32
Motorcycle pillions
4
7
3
2
1
2
1
2
Pedestrians
54
71
63
35
52
45
58
38
Pedal cyclists
12
16
8
19
10
14
7
7
Other
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
Total
539
501
508
462
453
405
461
436

Casualty ages
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
0-14
45
46
29
41
33
30
27
25
15-19
75
76
75
56
66
53
74
78
20-24
71
67
57
53
59
47
56
59
25-39
141
131
131
125
97
107
125
84
40-59
101
89
98
96
105
89
92
110
60 +
106
89
115
87
88
77
85
75
unknown
-
3
3
4
7
2
2
5
Total
539
501
508
462
453
405
461
436

Total killed during
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
January
41
43
54
28
40
34
38
41
February
48
38
46
34
43
40
35
36
March
54
52
30
46
39
39
44
41
April
55
35
57
51
42
25
46
30
May
44
38
34
40
50
41
35
27
June
39
40
34
37
31
40
33
42
July
38
41
34
35
33
34
39
37
August
39
33
62
31
23
29
43
42
September
31
40
33
43
30
23
38
31
October
39
53
40
26
35
29
35
25
November
47
46
43
39
30
32
33
33
December
64
42
41
52
59
39
42
51
Total
539
501
508
462
455
405
461
436

Fatal road crashes in New Zealand 1997 - 2004

Fatal crashes during
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
January
35
37
42
25
38
32
31
33
February
38
38
39
31
34
34
32
33
March
44
43
27
34
34
34
35
39
April
48
29
47
39
36
21
40
25
May
38
32
29
36
44
39
32
24
June
37
36
30
32
29
36
31
35
July
32
37
29
26
30
29
37
32
August
37
24
49
23
21
27
35
34
September
29
35
30
38
26
22
31
27
October
35
44
35
23
28
26
33
24
November
43
41
39
30
26
31
29
29
December
52
39
37
46
49
34
39
40
Total
468
435
433
383
395
365
405
375

Road deaths by local government region 1999 - 2004

Region
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
 2004
Northland
35
46
27
36
33
 30
Auckland
88
70
74
84
79
 94
Waikato
93
99
84
57
81
 72
Bay of Plenty
54
43
43
30
52
 36
Gisborne & Hawkes Bay
25
32
20
18
33
 18
Taranaki
18
15
17
13
10
 15
Manawatu | Wanganui
44
42
45
28
31
 40
Wellington
33
32
30
24
34
 32
Nelson | Marlborough
14
13
13
22
15
 18
West Coast
10
5
18
16
5
 10
Canterbury
63
32
46
43
54
 45
Otago
20
21
23
12
19
 18
Southland
11
12
15
21
15
 8
Total
508
462
455
404
461
 436

Last updated: 22 March 2005