A second Auckland harbour crossing and a lack of trains are two gaps identified in an infrastructure stocktake, Bill English said today.

A 20-year-old woman who ran over and injured four cyclists on the Auckland waterfront on her way to a university exam is sentenced in the Auckland District Court.

A young German tourist hit and killed by a truck wrote of aggressive Kiwi drivers just a few days before her death.

It's time to dig out the street maps, as councils take the opportunity of reduced traffic flows over the holidays to get on with road maintenance.

Wellington's mayor lauds a move to proceed with Transmission Gully but her Kapiti counterpart admits to being "extremely disappointed".

The long-awaited Transmission Gully route has been approved as part of a $2.2 billion upgrade of State Highway 1 from Wellington to Levin.

New specialist traffic officers will be used to issue speeding tickets, freeing police to concentrate on fighting crime.

Auckland could gain a new $3 billion-plus Waitemata Harbour crossing within 15 years if Steven Joyce's programme is followed.

A driver will face charges after a group of cyclists were struck by a car on Auckland's waterfront a month ago.

Graham Robinson was flung over his handlebars seven days ago, when a driver in a white ute swerved into him and didn't stop.

Police need more help to find the driver who hit and fatally injured cyclist Graham Robinson near Helensville.

As police hunt the hit-and-run killer of a doctor, donations are flowing into a charity ride for which he was training.