A new motorway is being constructed near Hamilton, coming into the city from the north; many kilometres are near completion.

A $140 million four-lane motorway officially opened in Christchurch today was a "remarkable achievement" given the city's earthquake damage and disruption, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee said.

The Transport Minister and the mayor of Auckland have clashed over a report recommending plans for the city's transport network.

A report due out today on Auckland's transport is expected to warn of gridlock for the city if it continues to rely on existing roads.

Auckland transport politicians are backing a proposal to recreate beaches lost to North Shore's Shoal Bay when the harbour bridge was built in the 1950s.

The grave of a leading New Zealand poet is at risk from a highway.

With the conversion to electric trains and wires out west going to Swanson is Waitakere to lose its rail service or are there plans to extend the electrification?

Police are shocked at the high numbers of drivers dividing their attention between cellphones and the road, three years after calling or texting at the wheel was banned.

A central Auckland bridge is netting $150,000 in traffic fines from confused motorists every month.

Rush-hour traffic in central Auckland will slow to walking pace in 10 years if the central city rail tunnel isn't built, a confidential report warns.

What hope for the CBD in 30 years when Auckland is home to another million residents and still tunnel-less? Brian Rudman on Auckland transport.

Councillors baulk at the prospect of unleashing wardens in public reserves.

A broken cable caused major delays on Auckland's southern and eastern train networks, while a police investigation briefly delayed Wellington services.

Former Cabinet minister Dover Samuels has defended a traffic ticket for driving in a bus lane, claiming country drivers don't know city rules.

A surge in the number of older people being killed or seriously injured on the roads is being blamed on their fragility and New Zealand's ageing population.

Today is the last day or the public to comment on proposed changes to the warrant of fitness system.