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Lots of roadworks planned for Waikato highways over the next month
Waikato's roads have been under the weather lately, delaying some works.
Mike Munro: Tough questions, kneejerk answers - it must be election season
OPINION: The depressing feature of election season, the usual easy targets.
Roading contract highlights Rangitīkei road issues
The district mayor said some of the roads in the region were difficult to use at times.
More roads or more cycleways? We compare the parties' transport policies
The Greens wants to build light rail in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Napier-Taupō highway speed reduction saving lives, money
Cost-benefit modelling says avoided crashes created $93 million worth of benefits.
Auckland sewer sinkhole causes wastewater overflow
A main Auckland sewer line has collapsed causing a massive sinkhole to open up, with wastewater overflow pouring into the harbour and closing the city’s beaches. Video / NZHerald
Further disruption on the road through Waipawa
Retailers are asking for no repeat of a without-notice shutdown of traffic.
Auckland’s worst pothole? Massey KFC crater fixed, after a fashion
Members of a local Facebook group offered some robust views on the repair effort.
Roading projects blow out by $2 billion
They were 49 per cent higher than the initial public estimates.
Tree cleared from Whanganui street after truck collision
The road was partially blocked while the tree was cleared,
‘Huge job’ to get Haast Pass reopened
The West Coast to Otago-Queenstown route is closed after torrential rain.
Chris Luxon takes a note from Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's road cones crusade
Luxon added road cones to speed limits and potholes as he scratches itches of voters.
Road workers race to restore SH6 link to West Coast after flooding
'We've had two excavators, five trucks, two loaders and a [bulldozer] all working on it.'
Roads around Parliament to close, police warn of protests
Groundswell NZ travelling to Auckland, separate march on Parliament grounds planned.
School holiday rush: Traffic building south out of Auckland as airport braces for passenger rush
School hols, Warriors' Brisbane match and South Island weather combine for maximum chaos.
Pothole in Westgate
There is a massive pothole outside KFC at Westgate, Auckland. Video / NZ Herald
Need a 'chiropractor': National's Simeon Brown hits out over potholes
School speed limits have also come under fire.
From two to 182: Hawke’s Bay's pothole damage claims spike
Pothole damage compensation claims have jumped in Hawke's Bay over the past three years.
Speed camera trial nabs motorists at 110km/h on Auckland local roads
Motorists caught speeding are being issued with a warning.
Thousands without power after 240km/h winds recorded, flights delayed, roofs ripped off, trees down
More than 10,000 people lost power overnight, Wellington Electricity said.
'Excessively low': Questions raised over Waka Kotahi pothole damage payouts
Motorist who fought for a payout believes that agency makes it as “difficult as possible”.
240km/h winds recorded, SH2 closed, roofs lifting, trees down, homes without power
High winds are also fanning a large vegetation fire in Canterbury.
Millions in new costs add to motorway over-run
Waka Kotahi has paid road builders millions more for the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway.
One dead, one injured after car hits power pole between Napier and Hastings
It's the second fatal crash at that location in just 14 months.
Far North news in brief: Treasure Island panto, highway roadworks and stormwater work
News snippets from the Far North.
Further traffic management on SH1 after geotechnical inspections
A reactivated landslide had caused cracking on the section of highway.
Reserve may become road for fast-tracked retirement village
The new road would be used for emergency and delivery access to the 280-unit village.
SH29 reopens: Person airlifted after two-vehicle crash involving truck
At least one person seriously injured in crash.
Coroner's handbrake warning after mother killed by rolling van
Kraleva, 52, died from blunt force injuries to her torso on October 14, 2020.
Consultation recommended for Whanganui to Bulls median barrier plan
$6 million assigned to start $100m project before the end of the 2023/24 financial year.
National confirms EV owners to be hit with road user charges
There are currently about 63,000 registered electric cars on NZ’s roads.
Motorist dead after crashing into parked truck
A road has been closed while the crash is investigated.
Two crashes on Waikato Expressway cause significant delays
The crashes are about 400 metres apart.