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![Scale of damage to state highway a ‘revelation’ - Coromandel mayor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Scale of damage to state highway a ‘revelation’ - Coromandel mayor
Another 60 or 70 metres has dropped away in 24 hours.
![Coromandel roading crisis, 'recession is inevitable' & PM arrives in Waitangi | Focus Morning Bulletin: 3 February, 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Coromandel roading crisis, 'recession is inevitable' & PM arrives in Waitangi | Focus Morning Bulletin: 3 February, 2023
Long weekend travellers warned as more rain could be on the way, earthquake jolts the North Island and coroner's findings revealed over washing machine tragedy in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
![Remutaka Hill Road reopens after truck breakdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Remutaka Hill Road reopens after truck breakdown
The closure caused traffic chaos for Wairarapa commuters.
![More money needed for fixing damage to roads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More money needed for fixing damage to roads
The fund for fixing damage to roads is nearly exhausted after years of heavy storms.
![How to get around Auckland right now (if you really have to)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How to get around Auckland right now (if you really have to)
According to AT, a total of 45 roads are either closed or partially closed.
![Flooding closes Auckland motorways, cars left floating](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Flooding closes Auckland motorways, cars left floating
Auckland is under a state of emergency after heavy rain causes widespread damage.
![Live: State of emergency in Auckland - one dead; New SH1 motorway opened to rescue motorists; airport closed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Live: State of emergency in Auckland - one dead; New SH1 motorway opened to rescue motorists; airport closed
The Fire Service has made more than 1500 callouts to help people in need.
![Focus: More miserable summer weather his North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: More miserable summer weather his North Island
Aotearoa is in for another weekend of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain, with motorway delays and power outages striking already. Video / NZ Herald
![Wairoa's request for extra road funding turned down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wairoa's request for extra road funding turned down
Waka Kotahi won't fund the last 5 per cent of roading costs required.
![Coromandel Peninsula road reopens after crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Coromandel Peninsula road reopens after crash
The road was closed so police could clear a crash which injured two people.
![Letters: Jacinda Ardern, Census workers, Golriz Ghahraman, Ara Tūhono, Prince Harry, and privet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Jacinda Ardern, Census workers, Golriz Ghahraman, Ara Tūhono, Prince Harry, and privet
OPINION: Letters on John Roughan, Grant Robertson, freedom protests, and John Key.
![NZ's pothole problem, empty building costs millions & death toll rises in Nepal plane crash | Focus Morning Bulletin: 16 January, 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ's pothole problem, empty building costs millions & death toll rises in Nepal plane crash | Focus Morning Bulletin: 16 January, 2023
Record complaints over the state of our roads, the Government’s multi-million dollar bill on an empty building and terrifying plane crash in Nepal in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
![Trapped residents to travel in convoy on storm-damaged East Coast highway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Trapped residents to travel in convoy on storm-damaged East Coast highway
Today the transport agency will lead the first convoy between Tokomaru and Tolaga Bay.
![New images of Pūhoi to Warkworth ‘holiday highway’ revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New images of Pūhoi to Warkworth ‘holiday highway’ revealed
The drive will chop 11 minutes off the current route, Waka Kotahi says.
![One dead and seven others injured in two South Island crashes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One dead and seven others injured in two South Island crashes
Four people were flown to hospital after a crash in North Otago.
![Is this NZ's most notorious roundabout?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Is this NZ's most notorious roundabout?
Residents say more needs to be done to the local roundabout, only months after an upgrade.
![Why don't we fix roads before we lower speed limits? The experts reply](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why don't we fix roads before we lower speed limits? The experts reply
"Improving road quality is happening, but is necessarily relatively slow.”
![How speed limit reviews could affect your holiday journey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How speed limit reviews could affect your holiday journey
The Herald analyses the impact speed limit changes could have on journey times.
![Revealed: How lower speed limits will affect long-distance travel times](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Revealed: How lower speed limits will affect long-distance travel times
Lower speed limits could slow productivity too, so where should safety balance lie?
![Revealed: Killer state highway zone where speed limit could be cut by 40km/h](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Revealed: Killer state highway zone where speed limit could be cut by 40km/h
“You can hear the sirens go off with all the accidents, once a week or so."
![Lower speed limits - and upgrades - ahead for 30% of NZ's state highways](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lower speed limits - and upgrades - ahead for 30% of NZ's state highways
Waka Kotahi's full plan covering speed limit and safety changes is expected this year.
![Editorial: Is the drive to reduce speed limits the key to lowering road toll?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Is the drive to reduce speed limits the key to lowering road toll?
Editorial: Waka Kotahi has big plans for NZ roads, but will they be the panacea we need?
![Holiday traffic: Delays from Wellsford to Auckland, drivers urged to plan ahead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Holiday traffic: Delays from Wellsford to Auckland, drivers urged to plan ahead
Holidaymakers are advised to keep updated as traffic congestion builds in some areas.
![Horror holiday road toll hits 14: Police plea for safer driving](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Horror holiday road toll hits 14: Police plea for safer driving
Police are urging drivers to be safe on the roads as the holiday road toll climbs.
![Taking risks: The shocking stats on who is more likely to die on our roads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Taking risks: The shocking stats on who is more likely to die on our roads
Far more men than women are killed every year on New Zealand roads.
![Holiday road toll rises to 16 after two pedestrians killed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Holiday road toll rises to 16 after two pedestrians killed
Christmas-New Year period road toll increased to 14 after a crash in Rangiora.
!['Looked exhausted': Warning after car crash that killed parents and left 3 kids orphans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Looked exhausted': Warning after car crash that killed parents and left 3 kids orphans
Cindy Braddock & Jake Day died in crash not far from home after driving through night.