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Seeing red: More drivers caught racing through intersections not coughing up fines
How many of us aren't paying our fines?
'Horrendous' holiday road toll the highest in five years, 'basic' mistakes often to blame
Seatbelts, speeding, cellphones and alcohol are still the biggest common factors.
Fight for SH5: Challenge of Napier-Taupō speed limit change set to hit the road
The pace is gathering speed as a community reacts to plans to lower SH5's speed limit.
'You aren't the only one using the road' - Five crashes within a few hours as roads get busy
Police urge drivers to be patient, keep calm, and expect delays on Northland roads.
Bumper-to-bumper: Motorists told to allow extra time in heavy holiday traffic
AA says 100 lives could be saved each year if road improvements were made.
'Don't be a munter': Man who lost parents in road smash speaks out
Tony Hadlow remembers the day his life changed forever, and hopes it'll change yours.
Fatal car crash mystery: Who killed Cheryl Te Maro?
Victim's sister apologises to driver charged - 'I don't believe she did it'.
Watch: 'Dangerous' bikers swarm central Auckland, damage police patrol car
The stunts were considered so dangerous the police chose not to intervene.
Four Fulton Hogan road workers narrowly escape erratic driver
Police have been notified about the incident at roadworks in Towai.
'Tragic start to holiday road period': Five dead since Friday
Five people have died on the roads since Friday.
Auckland Harbour Bridge fully open
Motorists were being warned to try a different route or expect delays.
Christmas tragedy: Two killed in separate car crashes this morning
Police said the motorcyclist died at the scene.
Christmas crashes: Motorcyclist dies at scene of crash in Gordonton
The crash was reported to police just after 9.20am today.
Drivers beware: Speed limit for Napier-Taupō road cut to 80km/h
The highway's claimed 25 lives in 12 years.
Transmission Gully interim agreement expires, builder now liable for $250,000 a day
Penalties in play following confirmation $1.25 billion road won't open before Christmas.
Main highway to Wellington now open after slip blocked traffic in both directions
A slip came down near Pukerua Bay on SH59, closing the road in both directions.
Driving out of Auckland? Here's what you need to know
Planning to leave Auckland by car? Here's what you need to know.
More wet weather for Wellington as rain drifts north
It follows a day of torrential rain on Monday.
10 tips to get your car 'roadtrip ready' this summer
Don't hit the road this summer without checking these 10 things.
Traffic light framework? What colour is this? This is a scandal!
"There's no orange. There's not even an amber. There's just ... yellow."
'Offset and compensate': Mt Messenger bypass deal risks more native forests to be destroyed
Adviser to the Mt Messenger project says it should never have been approved.
Horror crash: Three school staff killed attended Parliament protest
Three of the four who died work at a New Plymouth school.
Sluicing at the Rock Shelter in Otira Gorge
Sluicing at the Rock Shelter in Otira Gorge on State Highway 73. Video / Supplied
The tourist and the fatal car crash - the investigation that crushed the police case
A tourist was charged over a double-fatality - then a completely different story emerged.
'I haven't slept, I'm crying': Witness to 'horrific' crash that killed two
'You've got no idea until you see bits of car flying in the air'.
Northland emergency services at serious crash west of Whangārei
Serious crash west of Whangārei this morning
School kids write to mayor over lack of footpath
Hurupaki School kids want to ride their bikes to school but there is no footpath
Jack Tame: Good riddance to the Harbour Bridge cycleway
Auckland's $785m proposed cycleway has been scrapped and the money allocated elsewhere.
Focus: Fatal crash on Mt. Wellington Highway
Emergency services responded to the scene of a fatal crash in Mt. Wellington on Thursday night. Video / Supplied
Fuel taxes could be gone in three years
Waka Kotahi-NZ Transport agency is urgently looking to replace its revenue system.
AT proposes speed limit changes to 800 Auckland roads
Of the 800 roads, over half of the roads are near 57 Auckland schools.
Aucklanders try forging letters, driving through paddocks to flee locked-down city
Since lockdown began, 84 people in the city have been charged with Covid-19 offences.
Storm havoc: Strong winds in South Island blow trucks off road
Two trucks have come off the road and roofing iron has been sent flying in strong winds.