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Troubling new analysis: Why NZ needs tougher laws for serial speedsters
Study investigating speeding in NZ reveals a worrying link between tickets and crashes.
'The risk of death is higher': What Cabinet knew when it raised speed limits on our roads
Cabinet knows higher speeds are dangerous but it's had no advice on the economic benefits.
Shipping companies asked to service the Chatham Islands
Current ship supplying the Chatham Islands, The Southern Tiare, is at the end of its life.
Govt needs to hire equivalent of Ashburton by 2026 to deliver transport promises
NZTA demanded a Government guarantee before signing off on the loan.
Mega Kmart and US debate | Focus Morning Bulletin September 11, 2024
Plans for the country’s biggest Kmart revealed, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump get set to face-off and Queenstown to get gondola transport tech.
Two workers suffer electric shock at Parnell rail station
Emergency services responded to the incident at Parnell railway station after two workers suffer electric shock
Focus Live: Simeon Brown presents 2024-27 National Land Transport programme
Simeon Brown presents 2024-27 National Land Transport programme
Simeon Brown announces new 110kmh speed limit from Orewa to Warkworth
Proposed speed limit increases of 110km/h on State Highway 1 from Orewa to Warkworth will mean faster journey times for Kiwis travelling between Auckland and Northland. Video / NZH
Editorial: Airline performance spotlight should be just the start for passengers
OPINION: Australia has introduced a new passenger rights scheme, NZ continues to lag.
Transport Minister dispels 'weird rumours' he doesn't have driver's licence
Simeon Brown posts video of himself driving to 'clear up any confusion'.
Letters: A spreadsheet Govt with little humanity; bring back traffic cops
OPINION: 'That is the only way this Government is going to lower the crime rate.'
Watch: 'More people will die' - CAA whistleblowers warn of more aviation accidents in NZ
Staff have also accused senior leaders of bullying and intimidation.
Hawke’s Bay expressway crash victim dies at Wellington Hospital
One person has died following the incident on State Highway 2 earlier this week.
Public sector cuts: $58m so far in redundancy payouts at Govt agencies
Nicola Willis says the cost is small compared to the $6b they're expecting to save.
Traffic management boss says industry not to blame for road cone mania
We do not charge for road cones, says Traffix managing director Michael Eremin.
Town to get one of its one-lane bridges replaced – but the other will have to wait
It will cost up to $125 million to replace all the bridges but bottlenecks will continue.
Calum Haslop unveils Australasia's largest all-electric bus depot in New Lynn
Calum Haslop, the New Zealand head of bus operator Kinetic, unveils the largest all-electric bus depot in New Zealand and Australia, located in New Lynn, West Auckland.
Transport Minister coming for NZTA's ‘out of control’ road cone use
The Govt will begin a 'risk-based' approach to TTM use that will reduce cone numbers.
Revealed: Details of Labour’s $229m bill for Auckland axed light rail
Two engineering firms pocketed $64m for working on light rail.
Letters: Leave Western Springs Stadium untouched; higher speeds don't defeat traffic
OPINION: 'That is not what ratepayers expect of their council.'
Police crash investigator retires after 43 years
Sport is what helped him pass the police fitness tests regularly.
'We need to pay': Seven new roads may be tolled
Seven new roads, which are being fast-tracked, may be tolled to help pay for them.
Editorial: KiwiRail bosses jump ship as ferry future hangs in the balance
Who will run the Interislander ferry service in the years to come?
Waikato road deaths six times higher this month than in June 2023
This time last year, Waikato's road death toll was one. Today, the toll reached six.
Life and death on NZ roads: Truckie on 40 years of horror from the driver's seat
The bodies are still warm, says truckie of victims he's pulled from crashed vehicles.
'Gobsmacked': Nearly $1m spent on consultants to investigate long tunnel
The Minister of Transport says a further $550k could be needed to investigate the tunnel.
Five dead in crash sees Waikato's May road toll almost double in a night
In 2022 and 2023, the Waikato region had the highest road death toll in the country.