A Member's bill aimed at facilitating the prosecution of drink-drivers has passed its first reading in Parliament.
The bill in the name of Coromandel MP Scott Simpson allows a positive breath test to be used as evidence in a prosecution.
Currently, such a test result is not admissible in evidence if the suspect has chosen to have a blood test.
The bill was passed by 105 votes to 15, with the Green and Mana parties opposing it.
