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Mark Bracey: Make people, not cars, the priority
Roads are for everyone and road rules were made for all road users.
Roads are for everyone and road rules were made for all road users.
Who is in the right when you are on the motorway in the left hand lane and traffic is joining from an on-ramp and coming into your lane?
A new hazard has appeared on Northland's roads and it comes with a bite - hungry, resting or abandoned seals are turning up along the coast.
A bus driver carrying passengers in rush hour traffic was arrested for drink-driving after an alarmed motorist called police.
During his playing days, Ewen Chatfield was known as the Naenae Express. These days, Chats still delivers but at a different pace.
A bus passenger has accused the Nakedbus company of abandoning her when weather conditions terminated her bus route to the Bay of Islands.
Labour's only Northland MP, Kelvin Davis, is backing National's Puhoi to Wellsford extension, the roading project mocked as an unnecessary "holiday highway" by his colleagues.
I moved to Clendon Park last year, and I'm struggling to find much information about its history.
Auckland's successful Northern Busway has been set back by a Government decision to exclude an extension to Albany from an $815 million package.
Tourist drivers are being quizzed and in some cases denied their hired vehicle as the industry looks at ways to improve safety.
It is now more than two years since the rule dealing with priorities at intersections was changed.
On some long/busy weekends, passing lanes used to be coned off, so that merging manoeuvres did not hold up queues of traffic.
Auckland Transport intends spending $200,000 on a super bikeshed at the Panmure railway station.
Petrol price is driving people to service stations that offer discounts or savings schemes - and more commuters are taking public transport.
Motorists who exceed their legal limit for demerit points are continuing to drive for several years before having their licences suspended.
NZ has enjoyed a record fall in the road toll but road safety campaigners say there’s plenty of room for improvement.
Motorists should fill up now if they want to beat the tax going up on petrol on 1 July, says the AA.
New Zealand's road toll has dropped by two thirds since 1990. The changes across the country are striking and raise the question; what are we doing right?
An outspoken opponent of road tolls such as on the highway north of Orewa has lost his latest appeal over unpaid fees.
Petrol prices are set to rise next week to their second highest level ever - thanks to a Government tax hike.
Historically distances between towns or cities were taken from post office to post office but with the closure of many of these the measurement becomes problematic.
An emergency closure of two lanes on the Northern Motorway is expected to cause traffic chaos in Auckland.
A 14-year-old was forced to walk home in a storm after his Hop card was blocked - but his father insists it had more than $20 credit on it.
Cyclists are excited about accelerated planning for a bikeway over the route of Auckland's abandoned Eastern Highway project, from Glen Innes to Tamaki Drive.
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee yesterday highlighted increases in money for walking and cycling
Allowing electric cars in bus and high-occupancy vehicle lanes is being suggested to encourage more drivers to take advantage of renewable power generation.
Because I take the Northern Toll Road frequently, I have signed up for online payments.
Booking online, or picking the right hotel, could make a big difference to the amount you pay for parking at the airport next time you head overseas.
Casual fares are to rise on Auckland buses and trains by up to 17.6 per cent as the city's public transport agency tries to steer more passengers to its $100 million cashless electronic smart card.