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Iwi upset at being left out of recovery project for damaged highway after flooding
Lead negotiator Willie Te Aho has condemned what he calls an "arrogant approach".
Around 1000 kilometres of Auckland’s roading network due for repairs
The backlog of repairs is expected to take up to a decade to clear.
Counting the cost of storm damage in Northland: $20m insurance payouts from one event
The severe weather in February doused Mangawhai with nearly 400mm of rain.
Luke Kirkness: Engineer's compensation triumph offers hope to motorists
Frustration on the roads: Getting compensation for pothole damage shouldn't be so hard.
Bridging the gap: Redclyffe Bridge link could re-open in mid-July
Secondary Napier-Hastings bridge nears re-opening - five months after the cyclone.
Downer wins $540m Hamilton road contract
'A big part of this is the planning that goes into the physical works' - NZ country lead.
Hold up: National calls on Waka Kotahi to answer their 0800 number faster
National's call for a timely service as taxpayers complain about phone wait times.
Letters: Science in decline, te reo and the economy
OPINION: Also letters on student loans, Kiri Allan, Michael Wood, Dome Valley and more.
'I don’t want you driving': Daughter told to fly home rather than risk potholed roads
In the past 18 months, 26,350 potholes were reported across the region.
'Extremely disappointed': 677 WoFs done by uncertified inspector now invalid
Waka Kotahi says the tests weren’t carried out by a certified inspector.
Warning Harbour Bridge likely to be closed tomorrow, trains cancelled
Several lanes were closed and speed limits reduced due to the severe gales.
Pothole plague: Motorist's 'winning formula' for tyre damage compensation
Man takes on Waka Kotahi - and wins.
SH1 Dome Valley to remain closed over weekend
Dome Valley is to remain closed over the weekend and reopen early next week.
Focus: Queues form at petrol stations before fuel tax returns
Kiwis are racing to the pumps before a price jump of around 29 cents on Saturday. Video / NZ Herald / Cameron Pitney / Dean Purcell / Getty
Expressway helps lower road toll
AA study shows the importance of the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway.
‘Ridiculous’: $80m spent on Dome Valley safety project with none on resilience
It comes as another slip closes the busy section of State Highway 1 north of Auckland.
'Critical' $2b-plus roading overhaul timeline under fire
Some leaders might not even be around when it's time to "cut the ribbon".
Nats to review Michael Wood’s decision to toll Penlink road and look to extend it to four lanes
Brown went against advice showing tolls would lead to peverse outcomes, says Mitchell.
Popped tyres and smashed rims: CHB’s pothole carnage
At least five cars, including a police car, were taken out by SH2 potholes in one morning.
State Highway 4 to close for road works
State Highway 1 will be the alternate route on July 4-5 when SH4 closes.
Waipawa River Bridge structurally sound for repairs after huge washout
Damaged end of Waipawa River Bridge will be restored after it was knocked out by flood.
Over 20 slips after recent East Coast rain, two homes red-stickered
Two homes have red-stickered and evacuated, with more expected to come.
Highway staying closed overnight after two large slips
Five motorists, including a couple in a campervan, became trapped on Saturday.
State highway pothole plague - the regions with the most revealed
Pothole plague: The quality of roading is 'leaving a lot to be desired'.
Taumatamakuku strikes back: How one small Far North community made its roads safer
Locals fought for generations for footpaths and lower speeds without success. Until now.
Driver who hit Whangārei motorcyclist from behind won't face court
Whangārei man says Road to Zero won't be reached if dangerous drivers not prosecuted
Person dead, two others injured after Hastings crash
A person has died and two others injured following a crash in Hastings on Monday.
'Dose of reality': Police charge meditating motorist who blocked traffic
The motorist was spotted meditating on his car roof on Auckland's Southern Motorway.
Construction has begun on the two lane bridge project
Members of Ngāti Ruanui and Ngāti Maru opened the ceremony on Tuesday morning.
Watch: Explosive video reveals secrets behind Pūhoi to Warkworth highway
More than 160 controlled blasts took place to remove 2.2 million cubic metres of rock.
Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway due to open to traffic by Monday
PM Chirs Hipkins said it was wrong for Labour to call it a "holiday highway".
Business Hub: Changes at top of NZ's second-largest builder
Downer has around 25,000 employees in Australia and around 10,000 in New Zealand.
PM says it was wrong to call new $880m motorway a ‘holiday highway’
Labour's Phil Twyford and Phil Goff wanted to shelve the motorway.