Tonight on Motorway Patrol, a home invasion suspect is brought to heel, a shocking attitude to safety on the road and a pathetic complaint from a dodgy driver.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, an emergency situation arises following a hideous truck versus car on State Highway 1. Plus a short sighted attempt to stonewall the New Zealand Police.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, Brazen thieves in action; a car catapults off the motorway; an uncooperative drunk; and a lucky escape for a hitchhiker.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, mayhem is caused with some modified cars, a language barrier complicates the logistics of Police business and an unusual personalised plate.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, a fast car prepares to make the jump into hyper-space, while for another driver, the pace is glacial. Also a man on his way to a Steely Dan concert ends up seeing The Police instead.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, a high speed street racer, while another accident causing speeder holds back the truth. Also a broken down truck reveals more than expected.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, an epic roadside domestic, a car gets cooked at Spaghetti Junction, Slipknot fans are caught swerving and there's motorway comedy with Flight of the Swan-chords.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, a berserk bike-rider needs restraining, Canadian pedestrians complete with blessings and gingerbeer and a swinging 60’s party bus gets busted.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, a serious crash involving a signal truck and a drunk driver, a sweet-talking Russian cyclist who’s lost her way and Granny finds out that driving in first gear will eventually make your car burst into flames.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, there's a caravan catastrophe, boys, beers and full bladders en route to the Big Day Out. Then, a driver's skid marks reveal the truth about his "little accident".
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, several cars are smashed-up on the Southern and there's a bourbon 'n' coke bonanza. Meanwhile, two other motorists may have been using their can for cannabis.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, two mates mistake the motorway for a playstation game, an "Olden Holden" gets searched for firearms, and it takes three patrol cars to get a drunk truckie off the road.
A car gets incinerated on the Harbour Bridge, a roadside tree gets some impromptu tree surgery, and an illegal number plate stands in the way of a groom and his wedding.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, two drag racing motorcyclists are stopped in their tracks, a date goes sour for one belt-less romeo, there’s a lucky escape in a Ute vs Truck incident and someone’s forgotten to merge like a zip.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, the wheels fall off for one unlucky motorist, another one takes out the spotlight, there's a tomato avalanche and a drunken 'shuffler' proves NZ has no talent.
A man running from police ends up in a ditch, there's some very ropey trailer DIY, and three men in a pulsating bongo van cause problems.
A van rams a Totara tree, four tipsy boys in a dinghy need rescuing, and an angry passenger works himself into a lather.
A wanted motorcyclist is brought to heel, a car thief falls asleep on the job, and a pair of drunk drivers crash-out - one into a lamp post, and the other out cold.
The mullet makes a return, a couple of trucks are in trouble, and there's a multi-car nose-to-tail on the Harbour Bridge.
There's an overstayer with an overloaded trailer, a trapped, bleating kid, and a serious crash leaves a man fingerless.
A jack-knifed truck closes all lanes, and two motorists on medication, and a major T-Bone crash at dawn keep the team busy
A scary Halloween skid leaves two women trapped, and everything's expired for an unlucky driver.
Tonight, a jack-knifed truck closes all lanes, and two motorists on medication, and a major T-Bone crash at dawn keep the team busy.
An adrenalin fuelled biker attempts a crash and dash after bailing on the Southern Motorway; a truck and car mumbo whilst merging; and a commuter gets caught out in the T2 lane.
One drunk driver leaves a dangerous path of destruction behind him. A little house creates a big hold up and a speeder gets sprung going 165km.
A game of hide and seek goes very wrong for one hapless motorist. It's love at first sight for two stranded ladies and an un-licenced driver gets back on his bike.
Speeding, smashed, and smashed up, sparks fly for one driver, an over ambitious 4WD attempts to take on a truck, and looking on the bright side of pink stickers.
Helicopters, dogs and patrol cars are out in search of a checkpoint dodger; a mystery vehicle on the side of the road leaves everybody guessing; and confusion cuts a commute short for one motorist.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, lives could be on the line when a runaway vehicle charges straight at police. And a man so drunk, he can't remember his address.
Two heroes stop a drunk driver but the fallout has to be seen to be believed. And why does a well-dressed young woman get escorted by police to a work do?
Dramatic scenes unfold as a car catches fire; a Kiwi stag night ditches the Aussie brother-in-law to be; and a car crash leads to some unusual behaviour on the side of the motorway.
A sniper attack on the motorway puts police on full alert; and a man tries to run from police on foot but reckons without nature interfering.
An angry woman breaks the law but demands police help; a dim car thief gets caught on camera; and there’s the strangest of incidents involving a drive shaft and 11 cars.
Tonight, two elderly pedestrians take a wrong turn and dice with death, a taxi driver dumps his passengers on the motorway and police track a car filled with suspected crims.
Tonight, a frightening case of road rage unfolds as a drunk man attacks another car with an axe and our cameras are there as a truck takes out a car in spectacular fashion.
Tonight, a domestic ends in a car crash - but the fight keeps going and a belligerent drunk takes on the cops.
Tonight, a regular speeder gets way more than he bargains on, a van and car collide at high speed and a drunk man talking nonsense thinks it's a good idea to go to another city on foot.
Tonight, police call on multiple units and the Eagle helicopter as they hunt a stolen Subaru and a cyclist can't quite comprehend why he can't bike along the motorway.
A runaway driver clocks huge speeds as he flees from police, a motorcyclist goes head first through a car window and a man suffers an asthma attack - or does he?
Tonight, when a truck crashes the driver tries to lie his way out of trouble. But what he doesn't know is that cameras have caught it all - and now he's in big trouble.
A young couple are lucky to be alive after a tangle with a truck, police catch two committed marijuana enthusiasts and a woman blatantly breaks the law in front of the cops – but that’s not the end of her troubles
A drunk driver slams cars on Auckland's Harbour Bridge, and Police meet a woman with cracks in her windscreen and cracks in her story.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol, twisted metal shuts down the motorway, a drunk driver blasts through a checkpoint and a police college applicant jeopardizes his chances.
Police deal with a hit-and-run and a clueless speeding driver. Plus, there's a bright spark under the chassis of one car - but not behind the wheel.
Lightning strikes twice for one drunk driver, fleeing bikers need a take down tackle, and what's big and bouncy and barrelling down the bridge?
Two drunk drivers and an imaginary friend play skittles with road cones! Plus, Police discover a car speeding at night without headlights.
A driver makes an ill-advised U-turn in the Waterview Tunnel. Plus, police discover an accident waiting to happen.
A driver hits a traffic management truck that's lit up like the Las Vegas Strip and a booze-soaked punter waters a lemon tree.
Tonight on Motorway Patrol: An unconscious motorist bouncing from side-rail to median barrier - and the hero who saves him. Plus, a crash and an unsecured car-seat, but wehere is the baby?
Tonight on Motorway Patrol: Hunting down car thieves, the amateur modifications that are putting carbon monoxide into a driver's face, and who has smashed into the Police motorway base?
Woolly wanderers meet the traffic head on, riding an electric scooter over the Harbour Bridge, and towing a ten tonne meatball out of Spaghetti Junction.
This week, a boot-load of stolen saws and the driver needs to sharpen his story, a drunk driving menace in morning commuter traffic, and speeding with weed.
One driver blames his crash on ghosts and mythical animals, another gets hysterical when given a ticket, and a third is drunk and riding a scooter on the motorway at 3am.
Tonight, breaking the speed limit to get to a hot date, $1500 in seat belt infringements and he still won't belt up, and roadside cow-wrangling.
Hitchhikers discover their ride is harbouring secrets, fainting at the wheel and flipping the car, and an aggressive driver rips his steering wheel apart.
A bike rider slides under a truck, girl racers hit the asphalt in their modified rides, and what is a balaclava-wearing knife-wielding man doing beside the motorway?
A speedster rides up the barrier and rampages through the bushes, a car abandoned on the motorway is full of stolen gear, and a commuter wreckes a $15,000 safety barrier.
Sergeant Andy Meale helps a woman suffering an anxiety attack, and there's a two-car collision involving a police vehicle.
A biker thinks he's bulletproof - and he's got the vest to prove it, Constable Roya Shields finds a missing person and a drunk challenges an officer to a fight.
A child is caught driving at 12 years old, a scrub fire by the motorway causes chaos, and senior constables Errol and Sheryll stop a drunk driver who's back to old tricks.
A drunk driver has a bad attitude and cops chase stolen shampoo.
Emergency services race to save a driver in cardiac arrest, a drunk driver races to his date, and a tired motorist isn't going anywhere fast when she blacks out at the wheel.
A hitch-hiker wanders into motorway lanes, an officer has to read rights in French and a driver gets banged from behind.
A Christmas party sends a jolly driver over the limit, and a relationship gets wrangled on the roadside
This time on Motorway Patrol: Motorway tinder, crashing and fighting, and memorable mullets.
A cargo of cannabis, the wheels oon the bus won't go round and round, and the cars go bump in the night.
A breakdown leads to some dodgy towing plans, hot dogs fry on the roadside, and there's lots of crashing.
This time on Motorway Patrol: kitten rescues, 17 and doing 177, and a hot ride which ends in flames.
A driver gets sleepy and goes bush, another forgets to check his nuts, and police meet a stoned slurpee sipper.
When the motorway gets backed up one driver offroads it, and a mini Mitzi meets a maxi truck in a hit and run.
A good samaritan helps out at a crash and ends up regretting it, and bikers are behaving badly lane-splitting and paying the price.
Bad friends lead to bad ideas, an exploding pie pile-up, and two suspended drivers in one car is two too many.
A driver having sweet P dreams on the offramp creates a roadblock, another escapes the flames of a vehicle flare-up and an amphibious boat blows a tyre in rush-hour.
A cascade of tears from a commuter caught on her cellphone, a bovine goes berserk and a relationship hits the skids on the roadside.
Mind the gap! An inexperienced driver makes a disastrous lane change. A laptop left on the rooftop causes grief for a sole trader and there's sparks when a car thief hits the spikes and doesn't stop.
A nose-to-tail with a nose and tail in the boot and a driver pretends to be his brother to save himself.
So many bicycles loaded onto one small car, a sulky speeder who's forgotten how to breathe and safely moving an anxious horse in a broken down float.
A metal missile is launched on the Harbour Bridge, and there's a fender bender feud.
A motorway cyclist says he's riding 170 kilometres on his BMX with no gears, a swerving sportsman has downed some brews after training and an intriguing modified bike that carries a wheelchair.
A diabetic emergency causes a crash, a drugged man takes a snooze by the motorway and a drunk woman decides to pee in full view.
We celebrate Motorway Patrol's 20th birthday with a look back at all the highlights - from crashes and smashes, brawls and drunks, to the many laugh-out-loud moments!
We revisit the classics in this one-hour special. It's a degustation of danger, desperation, drunks and drama, as cameras follow the road users and abusers of Auckland.
