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The new four-lane motorway is meant to open in time for the holidays.
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One injured in crash, SH1 near Bryderwyn, Kaipara closed
Diversions are in place, motorists are advised to expect delays.
Auckland traffic delays: Two crashes on Southwestern Motorway prompt lane closures
Motorists are advised to take a different route.
Cruise ship passengers seeking cheaper rides on public buses cause havoc
Passengers disgruntled by steep shuttle fees into Dunedin stopped locals using the bus.
Focus: Rail protesters climb Wellington motorway gantry
State Highway 1 was closed from Johnsonville to Newlands as Restore Passenger Rail protesters climbed a gantry above the motorway and plan to remain there to deliver their petition to Parliament's Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee. Video / Mark Mitchell
Focus: One critical after car crashes into parked truck in Flat Bush
One person is critically hurt after a car drove into a parked truck. Video / Hayden Woodward
Watch: Ute barrels through construction site to avoid police spikes in Auckland
The ute barrelled through temporary construction fences to avoid spikes that police had laid down, damaging a passing car in the process. Video / Dr. Martin Spencer
Labour weekend traffic: Congestion on Bombay Hills after crash, city clears
Police will be boosting their presence on roads this long weekend.
'You wait and watch': New mayor Wayne Brown set on changing Auckland
New Auckland mayor Wayne Brown wants a shake-up.
Watch: Frustrated motorist moves Restore Passenger Rail van blocking Transmission Gully
Motorist Wayne Hirst wasn't waiting around as Restore Passenger Rail protesters blocked all southbound traffic on Transmission Gully. Video / Wayne Hirst
Expect delays: Auckland's Southwestern motorway crash cleared
Motorists are being advised to expect delays heading northbound from Manukau.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 14 October, 2022
Trucking bosses warning to the Government, the battle to control inflation and Parklands shooter sentenced in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Central Auckland suburb fights 'unsafe driving culture'
Residents plead with the council to take further action against 'unsafe driving culture'.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 12 October, 2022
The Government defends speed limit spending, the move that could mark the end of North Island skiing, and a date for the coronation of our new King in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
$45 million in three years: Govt defends speed limit review spend
Millions has been spent on investigating and reviewing speed limits.
SH6 Nelson to Blenheim to be closed for seven weeks, storm repairs
SH6 from Hira to Ronga Rd, Rai Valley, will close from November 1 to December 18.
Horror weekend: Total of four deaths on the road in North lsland
Multiple crashes over the weekend have claimed four lives and caused serious injuries too.
Oh boy: 500 holes in Hawke's Bay roads
Roading damage 'on a scale rarely seen' could empty council's pockets.
'Ridiculous': Potholes blamed for popped tyres, damaged wheels, injured ankles
One Tauranga man has resorted to filling in 'horrible' potholes himself.
Soldier killed in double-fatal crash; sole-surviving infant in hospital
Young child in Starship Hospital with serious injuries.
Rainmaker strife: Highway closed, traffic warnings as heavy rain drenches north
A slow-moving front has made for a soggy start to school holidays in the north.
Watch: Truck ignites in blazing fire on Transmission Gully motorway
Video captures the moment a fire truck comes racing onto the scene.
Pothole claims: Drivers seek more than $4000 in compo for car damages
Drivers made claims after hitting potholes and damaging their tyres and exhausts.
Auckland speed limit changes: 1600 safer roads or more congestion?
Auckland Transport's board decided on lower speeds for over 1600 roads around the city.
Road wreckage fears in Central Hawke's Bay, could cost up to three times roading budget
Damage of $40m is possible, with 35 slips already and more bad weather on the horizon.
Big slip blocks state highway in Taranaki, cars believed trapped
The six-metre wide, 20-metre-deep slip is blocking SH3 in Urenui in both directions.
Auckland Harbour Bridge crash pushes traffic back to Gillies Ave
Traffic is crawling on the Auckland motorway after a crash on the Harbour Bridge.
Focus: Bus crashes through barrier on Newton Rd overbridge
A bus has smashed through a barrier on the Newton Road motorway overbridge. Video / Carson Bluck
Nearly two hours to leave the suburb: Slip creates bottleneck
On a good day it take Matthew Crawford 40 minutes just to leave his suburb.
Millions spent clearing huge slip in Pukerua Bay
The slip would have crippled the capital if it happened earlier in the year.
Watch: Body found in burned-out car in rural Hawke's Bay
Police are investigating after a body found was in a burned-out car in a Havelock North riverside carpark. Video / Neil Reid
Truck inferno on Napier-Taupō Rd
Angela Payne witnessed explosions and an inferno after a truck caught fire on the Napier-Taupō Rd overnight. Video / Angela Payne
Dad fumes after car damaged by 'bloody big' pothole
Potholes are causing headaches for motorists. Have you noticed them?
Powerlines block Auckland motorway off-ramp following crash
Delays can be expected in both directions in the area.