A driver so drunk she shouldn't be standing let alone driving, a lying passenger gets his comeuppance, and wild winds threaten to shut down a motorbike rally.

Bad news for a group of friends on the streets of Whanganui, angry drivers in Richmond and Palmerston North, and on the hunt for stolen goods.

A collision stops a motorbike tour in its tracks, a search for a young woman along State Highway 1 and officers find one car a little on-the-nose at a checkpoint in Dunedin.

A man-hunt in the dead of night after shots are fired in Gore, one man's day goes from bad to worse, and a speeding ticket can't upset the happiest camper in Southland.

A young man learns you can't be a sober driver if you're drunk, fun and games at Ohakune Mardi Gras, and a convoy of tourists learn the call of nature is no excuse to speed.

A crash leaves a carload of people trapped in Cromwell, several motorists cross the line big time, and New Zealand's answer to Ali-G lives in Taihape.

Flattery will get you everywhere… except out of a ticket in Levin, drunk and angry in Motueka, and some people will do anything for a cold beer.

A fatigued driver leaves a farmer seeing red, quicksand means quick thinking is needed at Te Horo Beach, and the prettiest stag-do in the land is stopped in the Rangitikei.

A car that thinks it's a submarine creates an underwater challenge in Cromwell, a speeding driver that just doesn't get the message and a runaway sheep runs amok on state highway one.

We have excuses, excuses in Invercargill, a flying ute in Marton and even race horses get ticketed from time to time.

Where there is checkpoint runners, enthusiastic pedestrians keeping highway patrols busy in Queenstown, a head-on collision with an unexpected outcome and why dance on the floor when you can use the bonnet of your car?

A broken heart forces one man to break the speed limit but sometimes all you need is a friend, not many if any sober drivers in Tarras, and a golfer finds himself a long way from the fairway.

A driver tries to flee after ploughing into a tree, cows on the loose near Marton, and why drive on the road when you can use the footpath?

A scrub fire has highway patrol scrambling near Lowburn, a speeding couple are forced to detour on honeymoon, and a truckie is caught with his straps down.

A driver's stack-up becomes his downfall, and a car that's literally held together with a piece of string.

It's man versus fence on the streets of Hokitika; a driver is sprung pushing his luck; and royalty descends on Nelson.

When the Harley driver gets it all wrong, Green doesn't always mean go in Oamaru and we meet the world's fastest hedgehog all on Highway Cops.

A crowded car and lippie lady keep officers occupied in Queenstown, a newly married man tries to get his wife to foot the bill and an unlikely camping scam all on Highway Cops

It's a race to find a gunshot victim in remote hunting country; drunken teens on the streets of Oamaru; and the politest speeder in the country.

An Armed Offenders Squad callout to a violent offender has rural roads in lockdown; and driving without a seatbelt is just the tip of the iceberg for one driver in Levin.