More money needed for fixing damage to roads
The fund for fixing damage to roads is nearly exhausted after years of heavy storms.
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Focus: More miserable summer weather his North Island
Aotearoa is in for another weekend of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain, with motorway delays and power outages striking already. Video / NZ Herald
Letters: Jacinda Ardern, Census workers, Golriz Ghahraman, Ara Tūhono, Prince Harry, and privet
OPINION: Letters on John Roughan, Grant Robertson, freedom protests, and John Key.
Desperate mass water rescue, Akl crash injures 8 & tragic Ukrainian helicopter crash | Focus Morning Bulletin: 19 January, 2023
Holidaymakers recall tragedy at Coromandel beach, eight people rushed to hospital after crash overnight and why we shouldn’t be alarmed after Qantas issued a mayday call in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
More than 50 Wellington drivers caught using cellphones
Police are disappointed to see so many distracted drivers.
NZ's pothole problem, empty building costs millions & death toll rises in Nepal plane crash | Focus Morning Bulletin: 16 January, 2023
Record complaints over the state of our roads, the Government’s multi-million dollar bill on an empty building and terrifying plane crash in Nepal in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Boat falls off trailer in Auckland motorway crash
Crash understood to have involved two vehicles.
One dead and seven others injured in two South Island crashes
Four people were flown to hospital after a crash in North Otago.
Letters: Prince Harry’s Afghan killing revelation 'makes no sense'
OPINION: Letters on New Zealand's detractors, the port and Covid cases.
Focus: New Zealand's 2022 road toll
New Zealand's 2022 road toll. Statistics / Te Manatū Waka - Ministry of Transport
Why don't we fix roads before we lower speed limits? The experts reply
"Improving road quality is happening, but is necessarily relatively slow.”
How speed limit reviews could affect your holiday journey
The Herald analyses the impact speed limit changes could have on journey times.
Revealed: How lower speed limits will affect long-distance travel times
Lower speed limits could slow productivity too, so where should safety balance lie?
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.