Why conduct a media tour of the jewel of the Delhi Commonwealth Games - the main stadium - in the fading light of dusk?

The heavy rain that caused slips and surface flooding in the lower North Island is expected to stop this afternoon but many roads in the area are still closed.

Aucklanders are being lauded for staying off the roads during a mammoth traffic management operation.

Aucklanders stayed off the roads last night as authorities shut the busiest stretch of motorway in the country.

Services and infrastructure in Christchurch have been seriously affected by this morning's quake. Here is the current situation.

Organisers of the country's largest motorway closure are praying they have scared enough Aucklanders off the roads this weekend to avoid the city grinding to a halt.

Eric Thompson writes that testosterone level has a direct bearing on driving skill - it seems to make it worse.

The historic Birdcage Tavern started its slow move towards new temporary lodgings yesterday.

Relocation of Auckland's Birdcage pub, initially expected to be done today, will now take until at least midday tomorrow.

All 740 tonnes of the Birdcage are being moved 40m for the Victoria Park tunnel project.