Tonight, a crash on rain-slick roads in the Southern Alps needs the rescue chopper, a rock through the windscreen & an axe through the bonnet - its been a bad year for a Nelson driver and her Nissan.

Tonight, a driver near Dunedin claims he's sober but his dinner is all down the door of his car, a minivan slides on its side and a belligerent biker argues the road rules don't apply to motorcycles.