NZ Road Deaths Calendar

A year of lives lost to vehicle crashes in New Zealand
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Jan
1
January 1, 2026: 2 Deaths
Female, age 40 - 59 — Car on State highway, Waikato
Male, age 25 - 39 — Pedestrian on State highway, Auckland
2
January 2, 2026: 3 Deaths
Female, age 40 - 59 — SUV on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
Male, age 40 - 59 — Car on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
Female, age 40 - 59 — Bicycle on Local road, Manawatū/Whanganui
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4
January 4, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on Local road, Auckland
5
January 5, 2026: 2 Deaths
Male, age 20 - 24 — Car on Local road, Canterbury
Male, age 20 - 24 — Van/utility on State highway, Waikato
6
7
January 7, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age 25 - 39 — Car on Local road, Auckland
8
January 8, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age Over 60 — Motorcycle on Local road, Manawatū/Whanganui
9
January 9, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age Over 60 — Car on State highway, Hawkes Bay
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13
January 13, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 20 - 24 — Car on State highway, Bay of Plenty
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15
January 15, 2026: 3 Deaths
Male, age 40 - 59 — Car on State highway, Bay of Plenty
Female, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Bay of Plenty
Female, age Over 60 — Car on State highway, Southland
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17
January 17, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age Over 60 — Car on Local road, Bay of Plenty
18
January 18, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 25 - 39 — Pedestrian on Local road, Northland
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22
January 22, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 25 - 39 — Motorcycle on State highway, Auckland
23
January 23, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 40 - 59 — Bicycle on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
24
January 24, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age 40 - 59 — SUV on State highway, Northland
25
26
January 26, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 15 - 19 — Motorcycle on Local road, Auckland
27
28
January 28, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age Over 60 — Motorcycle on State highway, Northland
29
January 29, 2026: 2 Deaths
Female, age Over 60 — Pedestrian on Local road, Auckland
Male, age Over 60 — Motorcycle on State highway, Canterbury
30
January 30, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 40 - 59 — Car on Local road, Otago
31
Feb
1
February 1, 2026: 3 Deaths
Male, age 20 - 24 — Van/utility on Local road, Gisborne
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on Local road, Otago
Male, age 40 - 59 — Motorcycle on Local road, Waikato
2
February 2, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age Over 60 — Bicycle on State highway, Marlborough
3
4
February 4, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 0 - 14 — Pedestrian on Local road, Canterbury
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6
February 6, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age 40 - 59 — Pedestrian on State highway, Auckland
7
February 7, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 40 - 59 — Bicycle on Local road, Auckland
8
February 8, 2026: 3 Deaths
Male, age 20 - 24 — Motorcycle on Local road, Auckland
Male, age 15 - 19 — Van/utility on Local road, Manawatū/Whanganui
Male, age 20 - 24 — Pedestrian on State highway, Wellington
9
February 9, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age Over 60 — Truck on Local road, Auckland
10
February 10, 2026: 2 Deaths
Male, age 0 - 14 — Car on Local road, Hawkes Bay
Male, age 25 - 39 — Bicycle on Local road, Wellington
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13
February 13, 2026: 2 Deaths
Female, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Canterbury
Male, age Over 60 — Van/utility on State highway, Waikato
14
February 14, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on Local road, Northland
15
16
February 16, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age 20 - 24 — Car on Local road, Auckland
17
February 17, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age 15 - 19 — SUV on Local road, Auckland
18
February 18, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age Over 60 — Car on State highway, Otago
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21
February 21, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age Over 60 — Car on Local road, Auckland
22
February 22, 2026: 5 Deaths
Male, age Over 60 — Bicycle on Local road, Canterbury
Female, age 25 - 39 — Van/utility on State highway, Marlborough
Female, age 25 - 39 — Van/utility on State highway, Marlborough
Female, age Over 60 — Car on State highway, Marlborough
Male, age Over 60 — Car on State highway, Marlborough
23
February 23, 2026: 2 Deaths
Female, age Over 60 — Pedestrian on Local road, Southland
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Canterbury
24
February 24, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Waikato
25
February 25, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 15 - 19 — Car on Local road, Manawatū/Whanganui
26
February 26, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age 40 - 59 — Pedestrian on Local road, Northland
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28
February 28, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 40 - 59 — Quad Bike on Local road, Northland
Mar
1
March 1, 2026: 2 Deaths
Female, age 40 - 59 — Car on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
Male, age 25 - 39 — SUV on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
2
March 2, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Wellington
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7
March 7, 2026: 3 Deaths
Female, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Northland
Male, age 20 - 24 — Motorcycle on Local road, Manawatū/Whanganui
Male, age 20 - 24 — Motorcycle on Local road, Otago
8
March 8, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 40 - 59 — Car on State highway, Waikato
9
March 9, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 25 - 39 — SUV on State highway, Waikato
10
March 10, 2026: 2 Deaths
Female, age 15 - 19 — SUV on Local road, Southland
Female, age 40 - 59 — SUV on Local road, Southland
11
March 11, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age 40 - 59 — Pedestrian on Local road, Auckland
12
13
March 13, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 40 - 59 — Pedestrian on Local road, Auckland
14
15
March 15, 2026: 4 Deaths
Male, age 40 - 59 — Motorcycle on Local road, Hawkes Bay
Male, age Over 60 — Motorcycle on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
Female, age 0 - 14 — Car on Local road, Auckland
Male, age Over 60 — Car on State highway, Otago
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20
March 20, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age Over 60 — Car on State highway, Gisborne
21
March 21, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 25 - 39 — Motorcycle on Local road, Waikato
22
March 22, 2026: 5 Deaths
Male, age 20 - 24 — Car on State highway, Auckland
Male, age 25 - 39 — Van/utility on Local road, Southland
Male, age Over 60 — Motorcycle on State highway, Taranaki
Male, age 40 - 59 — Van/utility on Local road, Bay of Plenty
Male, age 20 - 24 — Car on Local road, Southland
23
March 23, 2026: 2 Deaths
Male, age Over 60 — Truck on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
Male, age 25 - 39 — Truck on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
24
March 24, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 15 - 19 — Car on Local road, Manawatū/Whanganui
25
March 25, 2026: 2 Deaths
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on Local road, Wellington
Female, age 20 - 24 — Car on Local road, Wellington
26
March 26, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age Over 60 — Car on Local road, Canterbury
27
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29
March 29, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age Over 60 — Pedestrian on Local road, Waikato
30
March 30, 2026: 2 Deaths
Male, age 40 - 59 — SUV on State highway, Northland
Female, age Over 60 — Car on State highway, Waikato
31
Apr
1
2
April 2, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age Over 60 — Car on Local road, Otago
3
April 3, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age 40 - 59 — Motorcycle on State highway, Tasman
4
April 4, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 20 - 24 — Car on Local road, Northland
5
April 5, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age 40 - 59 — Motorcycle on State highway, Northland
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April 7, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age Over 60 — SUV on Local road, Manawatū/Whanganui
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10
April 10, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 40 - 59 — Bicycle on Local road, Tasman
11
April 11, 2026: 2 Deaths
Male, age 15 - 19 — Car on Local road, Gisborne
Male, age 15 - 19 — Car on Local road, Gisborne
12
April 12, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age Over 60 — Bicycle on Local road, Manawatū/Whanganui
13
April 13, 2026: 4 Deaths
Male, age Over 60 — Motorcycle on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
Male, age 15 - 19 — Car on Local road, Waikato
Male, age 15 - 19 — Car on Local road, Waikato
Male, age Over 60 — Motorcycle on Local road, Auckland
14
April 14, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Canterbury
15
16
April 16, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 40 - 59 — Car on State highway, Northland
17
April 17, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age 25 - 39 — Pedestrian on Local road, Hawkes Bay
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19
April 19, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 20 - 24 — Motorcycle on State highway, Gisborne
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21
April 21, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age Over 60 — Car on State highway, Waikato
22
April 22, 2026: 3 Deaths
Male, age 40 - 59 — Motorcycle on State highway, Southland
Male, age 25 - 39 — Motorcycle on Local road, Canterbury
Male, age Over 60 — Van/utility on Local road, Gisborne
23
April 23, 2026: 3 Deaths
Male, age Over 60 — Car on State highway, Bay of Plenty
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on Local road, Auckland
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on Local road, Canterbury
24
25
April 25, 2026: 3 Deaths
Male, age Over 60 — Car on State highway, Bay of Plenty
Male, age 15 - 19 — Car on State highway, Bay of Plenty
Male, age 40 - 59 — Car on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
26
27
April 27, 2026: 6 Deaths
Male, age 40 - 59 — Car on Local road, Taranaki
Male, age 40 - 59 — Car on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
Female, age 25 - 39 — Car on Local road, Canterbury
Female, age 40 - 59 — Bicycle on State highway, Bay of Plenty
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29
April 29, 2026: 3 Deaths
Male, age 40 - 59 — Car on State highway, Hawkes Bay
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Waikato
Male, age 20 - 24 — Car on State highway, Waikato
30
April 30, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age Over 60 — Car on State highway, Otago
May
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May 5, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 15 - 19 — Motorcycle on Local road, Northland
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May 8, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age 40 - 59 — Pedestrian on State highway, Wellington
9
10
May 10, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 40 - 59 — Car on State highway, Waikato
11
12
May 12, 2026: 2 Deaths
Male, age 40 - 59 — Pedestrian on State highway, Waikato
Male, age 20 - 24 — Car on Local road, Marlborough
13
May 13, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on Local road, Bay of Plenty
14
15
May 15, 2026: 2 Deaths
Male, age 25 - 39 — SUV on State highway, Canterbury
Female, age Over 60 — SUV on State highway, Canterbury
16
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18
May 18, 2026: 2 Deaths
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Hawkes Bay
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Auckland
19
20
May 20, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age Over 60 — Pedestrian on Local road, Auckland
21
22
23
May 23, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 25 - 39 — Truck on Local road, Otago
24
May 24, 2026: 2 Deaths
Male, age Over 60 — Motorcycle on State highway, Canterbury
Male, age 40 - 59 — Car on Local road, Northland
25
May 25, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age Over 60 — Car on State highway, Northland
26
May 26, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 20 - 24 — Motorcycle on Local road, Auckland
27
28
May 28, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age Over 60 — Pedestrian on Local road, Wellington
29
May 29, 2026: 3 Deaths
Male, age Over 60 — Car on Local road, Waikato
Female, age Over 60 — Car on Local road, Waikato
Male, age Over 60 — SUV on State highway, Otago
30
31
May 31, 2026: 2 Deaths
Male, age 25 - 39 — Van/utility on Local road, Waikato
Female, age Over 60 — Car on State highway, Waikato
Jun
1
June 1, 2026: 4 Deaths
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on Local road, Auckland
Female, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
Male, age 0 - 14 — Car on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
Male, age 0 - 14 — Car on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
2
3
4
June 4, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 40 - 59 — Pedestrian on State highway, Northland
5
6
June 6, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Waikato
7
8
June 8, 2026: 1 Death
Male, age 25 - 39 — Truck on State highway, Canterbury
9
June 9, 2026: 3 Deaths
Male, age Over 60 — SUV on State highway, Northland
Female, age Over 60 — SUV on State highway, Northland
Male, age Over 60 — Pedestrian on Local road, West Coast
10
11
12
June 12, 2026: 2 Deaths
Male, age 20 - 24 — Car on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
Male, age 25 - 39 — Car on State highway, Manawatū/Whanganui
13
June 13, 2026: 2 Deaths
Male, age 40 - 59 — Car on State highway, Waikato
Male, age 15 - 19 — Car on Local road, Canterbury
14
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June 17, 2026: 1 Death
Female, age Over 60 — Car on Local road, Auckland
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Road Death Statistics for 2026
162 Total Fatalities
27 Apr (6) Worst Day
8 Longest Streak Without Deaths
Last updated: 17/06/2026, 6:07 pm