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Data revolution: How connected cars are reshaping Auckland’s roads
With connected vehicle data, traffic can be measured at all times of the day and year.

Dean Kimpton: How City Rail Link aims to ease Auckland’s congestion crisis
OPINION: Changing how roads are used is a big part of moving more people around.

‘Worst I’ve seen’: Tyre specialist stunned at damage from roadworks, dozens of cars affected
More than 30 people have already called the council to request help.

SH5 crash: Driver appears in Tauranga court facing 11 charges
She has not entered pleas to the charges.

‘State of shock’: Canadian hockey players injured in serious crash
The visiting U16 and U18 hockey team members were travelling to Tauranga from Napier.

'Wounds that won’t heal': Grieving partner confronts driver who killed loving dad
Marty Wood was killed by a truck driver who drove through a stop sign.

Driver in horror crash that claimed four lives only had three hours sleep
One passenger even gave him a neck massage to try and keep him awake while driving.

Watch: Police slate 'appalling' high-speed motorway joyride video
The video shows a boy weaving through traffic, undertaking, covering 3km in a minute.

Car wreck left on Havelock North hill for months: ‘Someone will get squashed’
The hatchback came off the road coming down the peak on December 20, 2024.

Watch: ‘Could have been much worse‘ – women flee stalled car seconds before train hits
The women clutched each other as the freight train edged closer.

Blocked lanes on motorway into Auckland reopened, traffic eases
One person was injured in the crash.

Simon Wilson: Let’s be honest - PPPs, tolls and the Investment Summit
Opinion: The Government's big play for foreign funding achieved far less than we're told.

Truck rolls on SH1 in North Island, one seriously injured
One person was airlifted in a serious condition.

‘Great news’: Early ramp opening to ease Pāpāmoa traffic
The eastbound ramps at Pāpāmoa East Interchange may open in late 2025.

One person killed, another critically hurt after fleeing driver crashes into two cars
The major Auckland road remains closed.

Car fire on State Highway 20, Auckland, caused chaos for motorists
The northbound lanes on the Southwestern Motorway between Massey Rd and the SH20A interchange had to be closed after a car fire on Saturday night. Video / Fade_oclock_nz

Jury awards $87m to driver burned by Starbucks drink
The man suffered third-degree burns to his penis, groin and inner thighs in the incident.

Motorway mayhem: Car fire closes northbound lanes on SH20
Delays expected by fire on Auckland motorway system

Wrong way: Tourist wins refund despite crashing rental car minutes after leaving depot
The tourist was seen driving on a roundabout on the wrong side of the road.

Gisborne highway speed review a ‘relief’ and ‘fantastic news’
NZTA will conduct speed reviews on roads with automatic reversals in Gisborne.

Watch: Ute driver’s shock at undertaking truck
He overtook the truck using a passing lane before it sped up, he claims.