Well done New Zealand - no road deaths over holiday weekend

Police are praising Kiwi motorists after achieving the first ever Queen's Birthday Weekend with no road deaths.

It's only the second time since records began that there have been no deaths on the country's roads during a holiday weekend - the last time was in Easter 2012.

"Well done to everyone on our roads this weekend who did their part to make it a safer one for all of us," said Assistant Commissioner Road Policing, Dave Cliff.

"It is fantastic that New Zealand has showed for a second time that when everyone does their bit, it can, and does, make a very real difference.

"The challenge now is to keep that momentum going, and Police will certainly be continuing to do everything it can to keep our roads safer."

The official holiday period began at 4pm Friday and finished at 6am today. Last Queen's Birthday Weekend, seven people died on the nation's roads, and 107 more were injured.

New Zealand's worst ever Queen's Birthday Weekend on the roads was in 1973, when 24 were killed.

"Thankfully we've come a very long way since then and the safer systems approach that New Zealand has taken towards road safety has led to a significant reduction in road related trauma."