Police will be permanently reducing their speed tolerance to 4km/h over the limit for all public holidays. The move was introduced last Queen's Birthday after a disastrous Easter when 12 people died on the roads.
Josiah Mani was killed when the car he was in caught fire after crashing with a truck on King Edward St in Kensington. Video / Stephen Jaquiery / ODT
Auckland's Waterview Connection project - one of the country's most important new roads - has been given the go ahead and is likely to be finished within five years.
Inattentive drivers are the major frustration to New Zealand motorists, according to a new AA Insurance poll.
A $1.6 billion infrastructure injection in this year's budget has put broadband, rail and schools among the top priorities.
An Auckland woman came close to tragedy when a large rock was thrown from an overbridge and crashed on to her bonnet.
More than 1000 infringements were recorded by police during a blitz on drink driving over Easter at the top of the South Island.
Five people died on the country's roads during the Easter holiday period, seven fewer than last year, with police conducting 70,000 breath tests. But police roading national manager Superintendent Paula Rose said...
Police say they have been advised of heavy traffic on State Highway 25 as Easter weekend holidaymakers head back to Auckland.