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Boring Alice meets Uplifting Dennis
The construction of the motorway interchange at the northern end of Auckland's new Waterview connection has moved a step closer to completion.
The construction of the motorway interchange at the northern end of Auckland's new Waterview connection has moved a step closer to completion.
It may seem odd for a fuel company to be encouraging people to buy less fuel. But Z-Energy is doing just that by sponsoring 'eco-driving' courses.
Just recently I have noticed a huge new piece of machinery - a gantry perhaps - near where the Waterview tunnel is being built, at the Waterview end.
Becoming ruthless with their whistles and no longer waiting for last-minute "runners" at railway stations has helped Auckland train crews to achieve record punctuality.
At least one young Kiwi motorist will die on a New Zealand road this week.
Can you tell me whether trucks should be using Ireland Rd in Panmure as a thoroughfare?
Every year at this time schools run an awareness safety programme when it comes to dropping off and picking up kids, writes John Dybvig.
Morgan Tait got behind the wheel with instructor David Bishara to see how her skills compared to testing criteria.
Champion motorsport ace Greg Murphy says New Zealanders are "terrible" drivers and the country has a culture where road safety isn't taken seriously.
A spate of motorcycle fatalities has prompted police to warn riders to reduce speed, with an expert claiming motorists can be 'twits' after four riders were killed.
A coroner is recommending public education on the dangers of driving with dipped headlights on rural roads, after a wedding guest was killed by a vehicle at night in rural Waikato.
Dunedin Bus drivers and cyclists swapped places in the hope of minimising crashes and deaths on local roads.
According to Auckland Transport the introduction of electric trains is projected to increase passenger numbers from 10 million in 2013 to 14 million in 2016.
Auckland's main business lobby says a freight corridor through the industrial belt from Onehunga to East Tamaki is far more urgent.
Driver licence application forms are being reviewed after a Chinese woman found herself uninsured in a crash.
It is the king tides that tend to flood this section of motorway, not all high tides.
The extension of the cycling network along the busy Dominion Road in Auckland has come one pedal rotation closer, with the New Zealand Transport Agency's approval to spend $3.2 million on the project.
Labour's decision to back the fast-tracking of Auckland's $2.86 billion city rail link at this year's general election is the good news.
Police are scrambling to rectify and reissue more than $600,000 in traffic fine notices that were sent to the wrong people.
A school principal prevented a likely fatal accident by jumping into a 29-tonne truck veering across State Highway 1 after its driver had passed out at the wheel.
Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney zooms around in one - now an Auckland man sees it as the ticket to beating the Super City's traffic congestion woes.
More than 200 motorists have been mistakenly referred to a debt collector for not paying parking fines - despite not being sent reminder notices about their bills.
The country's most dangerous rail crossings - including one in Auckland - have been revealed as authorities plead with motorists to take care following a spate of near collisions.
On a recent trip along the Northwestern Motorway I noticed, in the strip between Pt Chevalier and Te Atatu, strange things sticking out of the ground.
The speed tolerance margin returns to 10km/h above the open road limit today after another drop in road deaths this summer.