The loudest critics are actually those who will benefit most from changes, Jack Tame says.

The collision occurred about 10.30am near the Te Irirangi Drive off-ramp.

'The speed limit is irrelevant in this context,' AA's head driving instructor said.

'She was so shocked ... she was just focused on keeping herself and her daughter safe.'

NZTA is taking over nearly all of the country's bitumen supply vital to road building.

The collision was so forceful the victim's car was compacted to just 65cm on impact.

Road finally reopens after 9am fatal crash north of Wellsford.

Police say they've exhausted all lines of inquiry and haven't found the culprit.

Melissa Rays was dearly loved by the family-run business she worked at for 20 years.

People reportedly rushed to help a woman who lay motionless on Marua Rd.

Driver didn't stop for police, then came a cropper on moderate corner.

The crash took place in Marua Rd and was reported to police at 7.54am.

Police called off chase after speeds of 150km/h; remorseful youth handed himself in.

The AT staffer was shameless and showed no remorse, said a witness.

There's a noticeable reduction in congestion after the first day of the road's operation.

Vegetation obscured a stop sign where 15-year-old passenger and another were killed.

About 500 people gathered for illegal street racing.

Two other people seriously injured as accidents hit the lower North Island.

Andy Foster is both the mayor and a Wellington Airport board member.

'We need to make sure this doesn't happen again.'

Levi James, 19, was on his way to visit his grandmother, his mum believes.

Fatal crashes were reported in Manawatū and Ōamaru overnight.

Racing driver clocked at 176km/h says he was going even faster, but sentence "excessive"

Spooner died in hospital after being struck by a car as he crossed the road in May 2020.

'I do hope the other motorists avoided this idiot.'

The road remains closed and an investigation is under way, police say.