article_snippet: Only 6% of crashes in New Zealand involve foreign drivers, according to the latest figures provided by the Ministry of Transport.
article_snippet: But in some remote regions of the South Island particularly popular with tourists for their scenery -- such as the Mackenzie, Southland, Queenstown-Lakes and Kaikoura districts -- foreign drivers are involved in about a quarter of all crashes.
article_snippet: In Westland District, on the South Island rugged West Coast, foreign drivers are involved in 37% of road crashes resulting in death or injury.
article_snippet: New Zealanders drive on the left.
article_snippet: A Ministry of Transport spokesperson said that while this was a factor, figures showed that Australian and British drivers were involved in the most crashes overall, "so unfamiliarity with which side of the road to drive on is not the only factor.
article_snippet: Anyone with a foreign drivers license or permit is able to drive in New Zealand for up to a year.
highlights_snippet: In popular Westland, 37% of serious crashes have involved foreign drivers .