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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.
Bulli Point back in roading spotlight
Waikato Regional Council has confirmed the notorious stretch of SH1 is a priority.
Luxon compares Govt action plan to 'corporate turnaround'
Law and order will be the Government's focus.
Roading and water services moving in-house in Rangitīkei
Rangitīkei District Council bring roading and water services in-house.
Auckland motorists face peak-hour time-of-use charges as fuel tax is scrapped
Transport Minister Simeon Brown says cash from congestion charges should be spent locally.
Innocent motorist dies after being hit by one of two apparently feuding drivers
A 49yo was killed when one of two vehicles speeding and overtaking each other hit his car.
Focus: MP Simeon Brown announces Government's land transport plan
Transport Minister Simeon Brown announced the Government's policy statement on land transport. Video / Mark Mitchell
Uber for truckies: The new app set to transform the transport industry
The groundbreaking app Road Ninja is reshaping the trucking industry, connecting businesses and skilled drivers. Video / Carson Bluck
One person in serious condition after two-vehicle crash involving tractor on SH3
'We treated and transported one patient to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition.'
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.
Simon Wilson: Seven ways we could be like Scandinavia
OPINION: Seven things that work well in Scandinavia that we could do too.
Winston Peters delivers serious warning as scrutiny week concludes
Ministers have survived hours of questioning by Opposition MPs during the week.
Matthew Birchall: We need a user-pays model to fund transport infrastructure
OPINION: Distance-based charging for vehicles should be considered as one funding option.
Simeon Brown says proposed cuts for emergency road repairs 'challenging' for councils
NZTA is consulting on changes that will give councils less money for road repairs.
Overnight closures on SH1 at Ngāruawāhia return for two weeks
NZTA said the closures were necessary due to remedial and safety improvements.
SH2 reopens after logging truck's roll
Logging truck rolls in Hawke's Bay, leaving the main road littered with its load.
SH27 Matamata to close for three nights
The testing is necessary ahead of road rehabilitation work.
Far North's first fixed speed camera attacked
The speed camera has been vandalised just days before it was due to be switched on.
'I really miss my dad': How a truck driver's measurement error killed a 'hero' father
'To the man who took my hero, my daddy, away: You have ruined the rest of my years.'
French-owned HEB Construction profit leaps 62% from NZ operations
Business has road, rail, bridge, land, urban development and water projects throughout NZ.
Govt seeking feedback on 120km/h speed limits as reductions reversed
Changes will be made by next month.
'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.
Letters: Road repairs, more on Grey St project, flames of division
Locals on road repairs, the Grey St project, and reducing division through respect.
Editorial: Tension between environment and economic development looms
OPINION: 'We've got unavoidable trade-offs to make,' says Shane Jones.
Protecting life: Speed camera aims to reduce car crashes in the Far North
A controversial speed camera is up and running in the Far North.
SH20 lanes now open after slip and fallen tree forced closure
A crash closed a nearby offramp later in the morning, causing further delays.
$4b fund to fix 62,000 road potholes nationwide
More than $2 billion in funding will go towards fixing state highway potholes.
'Distressing': Car dealer closures 'likely' as sales fall for fifth straight month
'Even more daunting than the peak of the Global Financial Crisis.'
'We should be really worried': Gisborne to fight NZTA plan
NZTA may cut emergency event funding, raising local concerns.
Road user charges: 12,000 renegade EV owners now face fines
About 11 per cent of EV owners failed to pay up by the May 31 deadline.
Long weekend traffic builds as holidaymakers return home
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Mangamuka Gorge to reopen by Christmas - weather permitting
A troublesome stretch of State Highway 1 will be driveable in a matter of months.