A tourist caught driving at breakneck speeds in the Waikato area claims he thought he was doing 80km/h.

New Zealand has picked up the embarrassing honour of being named the most regressive country at the Paris climate change talks, writes Sam Judd.

ERoad is now collecting 31 per cent of New Zealand's heavy vehicle road user charges.

Significant lane restrictions would also have an impact on drivers using the Te Atatu interchange

Kiwi vehicle owners caught in Volkswagen's global emissions scandal are ramping up pressure for compensation after their American counterparts were offered a $1500-plus sweetener.

The New Zealand Transport Agency has launched a national investigation after complaints were raised in Masterton about a driver testing officer

Mediation between supporters of the Auckland Harbour Bridge SkyPath and its detractors has been delayed by a month.

Environment Court grants cycling lobby groups permission to join litigation over Auckland's proposed SkyPath.

Why the motorways in Auckland are never straight lines?

After almost two years, giant boring machine finally punches its way out of the ground.

Three top transport officials are accused of bribery totalling more than $1 million.

Giant tunnelling machine's two-year mission almost at an end.

Opposition parties have called for GPS data from Crown limousines to be released - a move which would reveal what speeds the vehicles had been travelling.

After an accident in May I don't try to break speed records now, just aim to reach the Auckland Town Hall within a leisurely 30 minutes, writes Cathy Casey.

Car-pooling is about to be boosted by a new smartphone application around the country, and a trial discount parking scheme in Auckland.

New Zealanders tell us what they love about life in New Zealand - and what needs to change

Retailers in the central-city fashion precinct of High St are divided over the idea of vehicles and pedestrians sharing the same space.

Clamping is out at the Titirangi supermarket where shoppers threatened a boycott over the parking enforcement strategy.

Wheel clamping in New Zealand is set to become a thing of the past with a new code of conduct that aims to almost eliminate the practice.

Proceedings were filed over an alleged outstanding $100,000 debt.

Auckland Transport has been accused of a "bulldozer" mentality in wanting to slice a new highway through 200-year-old trees.

An Auckland firefighter fined for parking his engine at a bus stop has hit out at what he calls over-zealous traffic wardens.

The New Zealand Transport Agency is seeking community feedback on the latest design plans for its integrated transport plan on Auckland's North Shore.

Zero tolerance was the holiday message to motorists - yet staff at our road safety agency went over 100km/h on 33,000 occasions.

Staff caught illegally hooning in work cars at least 8500 times in nine months

Justice David Gendall found no fault with the 18-month jail term handed to Jing Cao (32), of China, earlier this year.

The Transport Agency says the props, or supports, are only a temporary part of the planned construction of the Waterview Connection's Great North Rd Interchange.

Transport authorities say an urban freeway will close completely for the first time in recent memory to allow for construction of New Zealand's first "smart motorway".

Drivers need to know the speed limits that apply on urban and rural roads no matter what locality they are in.