Revealed: How lower speed limits will affect long-distance travel times
Lower speed limits could slow productivity too, so where should safety balance lie?
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Revealed: Killer state highway zone where speed limit could be cut by 40km/h
“You can hear the sirens go off with all the accidents, once a week or so."
Lower speed limits - and upgrades - ahead for 30% of NZ's state highways
Waka Kotahi's full plan covering speed limit and safety changes is expected this year.
Editorial: Is the drive to reduce speed limits the key to lowering road toll?
Editorial: Waka Kotahi has big plans for NZ roads, but will they be the panacea we need?
Holiday traffic: Delays from Wellsford to Auckland, drivers urged to plan ahead
Holidaymakers are advised to keep updated as traffic congestion builds in some areas.
Horror holiday road toll hits 14: Police plea for safer driving
Police are urging drivers to be safe on the roads as the holiday road toll climbs.
Taking risks: The shocking stats on who is more likely to die on our roads
Far more men than women are killed every year on New Zealand roads.
Holiday road toll rises to 16 after two pedestrians killed
Christmas-New Year period road toll increased to 14 after a crash in Rangiora.
Holiday road toll rises to eight after two fatal crashes
SH63 is now closed near the Spray River Bridge.
Watch: Flash flooding on Auckland's Southern Motorway
A motorist captured the results of the deluge of heavy rain on Auckland's Southern Motorway near Penrose. Video / Charles West
How to dodge the traffic on Boxing Day
Presents are unwrapped, leftovers are boxed up and thousands of Kiwis are heading home.
Major delays on motorway due to holiday traffic
Motorists are advised to take care, use alternative routes and expect delays.
Motorcyclist dies just after police alerted to 'manner of riding'
Road blocked while police investigate.
Revealed: Busiest times to be avoid travelling on highways
Roads around the Bay of Plenty and Waikato are likely to be busy in the coming days.
Tar seal peel-off: 58 motorists seek compensation for damage
Fulton Hogan is working with motorists whose cars have been directly affected by the road.
Act Party hits out at AT’s $71m speed limit spend, expert says reductions save lives
'Ratepayers just want them to spend that money fixing potholes.'
Tar seal mayhem: Motorists crawling 10km/h on SH1 north of Auckland, no sign of repairs
Traffic is moving slowly on State Highway 1 heading north from Auckland.
Canterbury town stuck on a highway still feels ignored
The Government has made safety improvements, but Woodend locals want more.
Almost 10k drivers flee cops, Whakaari eruption anniversary & Brittney Griner prisoner swap | Focus Morning Bulletin: 9 December, 2022
Stats reveal how many drivers have fled police, dramatic twist in the baby blood donor battle and Russia hands over US basketball star in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Flee pass: 10,000 drivers run from police after pursuit policy change
Meanwhile, there were no resulting deaths in two years since policy change.
Road safety camera trial snaps nearly 200,000 offences
The six-month trial has just ended at three spots in Auckland.
Big roading project kicks off after five deaths and 30 injuries
The $41m Waimakariri project will tend to a dangerous stretch of State Highway 1.
‘He would’ve smashed into me’: Motorist caught in pursuit that ended in car crash still shaken
A man is in hospital after an overnight police pursuit ended dramatically in a crash.
Watch: Tense moment as boat & trailer almost flip on Auckland motorway
The swaying boat & trailer was spotted on Auckland's State Highway 20. Video / Supplied
Focus: Fatal crash in Parnell
Emergency services rush to the scene of a single-vehicle fatal crash in Parnell. Video / NZME
Watch: ‘Almost certain fatality’ - Horrifying near-miss caught on camera
Nelson motorist's reckless move has left viewers shocked, with drivers inches from death.
Watch: Police commissioner announces pursuit policy changes
Speaking with Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking, Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said the new focus towards repeat serious offending was a response to multiple businesses being targeted. Video / Newstalk ZB
‘Outrageous’: Industry concerned costs not factored into speed limit proposal
Waka Kotahi says there is no requirement to do a cost-benefit analysis.
Nearly a third of Kiwis involved in road rage incidents in past year: AA Insurance
Younger drivers are more likely to have experienced road-rage incidents.
Government road safety strategy fails on all but one target
The annual road toll has reached 333 deaths, surpassing last year's tally.
Tunnel vision: Is this the solution for $15b second Waitematā harbour crossing?
A sleek vision for the future, but which harbour crossing concept will win?
Watch: 'No! No! No! My dream car!' Auckland boy racer writes off parked car in burnout fail
A car enthusiast was in tears after another driver slammed into his parked 'dream car'.
Six dead on roads this weekend: Police boss signals more checkpoints this summer
Same factors time and time again resulting in road deaths and trauma, says a police boss.