
Killer driver was double the legal limit
The man who crashed into and killed a TV3 staff member was two times over the legal blood alcohol limit, police allege.
The man who crashed into and killed a TV3 staff member was two times over the legal blood alcohol limit, police allege.
A Herald analysis of Transport Agency data collected from 67 districts has revealed the deadliest parts of the country in terms of personal risk to road users.
Charlotte Christie fears driving along the winding Gisborne-to-Wairoa road after writing off her car in a pile-up on a blind bend in which another motorist lost an arm.
Could you please tell me if there is a recommended duration for reduced speed signage?
Aucklanders stuck in traffic on their way back to work today may be surprised to learn their city has one of New Zealand's lowest vehicle ownership rates.
Police are urging motorists to drive to the conditions after a fatality-free start to Queen's Birthday Weekend.
At 14 metres in diameter, the twin tunnels of the Waterview Connection will be the biggest in Australasia.
A new motorway will burrow quietly beneath the Auckland isthmus, not even emitting a gentle hum to tell those above of its existence.
Industry groups accept more needs to be done to improve trucking safety after two fatal crashes in the 8 days since a campaign was launched to reduce fatal accidents.
When it comes to transport in Auckland the stakeholders are as many and varied as are the differing and divergent views.
Residents of central Auckland fringe suburbs such as Mt Eden, Parnell and Orakei are getting riled at their streets becoming free parking lots for commuters.
There is an abundance of traffic lights in the New Lynn/Glen Eden areas.
Police are claiming crime-fighting and road safety wins from computerised camera technology that worries civil liberties lawyers.
Twelve months ago I asked the question, "When were NZTA going to put reflectors on the moveable median barrier of the Auckland Harbour Bridge".
A crime-fighting device capable of detecting dodgy drivers, unsafe vehicles and criminals is being trialled by police on Dunedin streets.
After 15 years in New Zealand, Lincoln Tan was asked to change his identity to renew his driver's licence.
I regularly walk down Franklin Rd in Ponsonby and it is a lovely street. However, the condition of the footpath is dire, to say the least.
The owner of a Lamborghini Gallardo has apologised for parking in a mobility space after he was publicly shamed on the internet.
The city council in their wisdom have just completed building a very substantial footpath outside 314 Redoubt Rd which is about 20m long and goes nowhere.
Forget about Auckland being atomised in a fiery volcanic cataclysm. Armageddon is going to arrive in this town by car, writes Greg Dixon.
One of the many delights of working from home is that you don't have to wrestle with early-morning rush-hour traffic.
The car park at the Albany Bus Station with room for 1200 cars demonstrates the success of proper parking linked to an efficient bus service, writes Neil Binnie.
Beverley Potts feared the worst for her little grand-daughter while waiting in agony to be cut free of her wrecked car at a notorious South Auckland crossroad.
A new survey has found that failing to leave details after hitting a parked car is the driver habit Kiwi motorists found the most frustrating.
Road charges which Aucklanders are being asked to consider to close a $12 billion transport funding gap have won backing from young Kiwis represented by a group called Generation Zero.
There is much about the traffic in Auckland that amazes me, writes Tore Tysbo. The traffic itself is brutish.
Auckland business leaders are sounding dire warnings about the Super City's future if citizens shun road tolls or higher rates and taxes to fund major transport improvements.
Editorial: The traffic jams that snagged Auckland roads on two nights late last week could hardly have been more timely for the Consensus Building Group, which is advising the Auckland Council on transport funding.
Unfortunately, the plan comes with a shortfall of $10 billion to $15 billion in guaranteed sources of future public funding, writes Brian Rudman.