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Traffic chaos: Commuter headaches on slow-moving Auckland roads
There is widespread congestion throughout the city, as commuters face further disruptions.
'Third-world': Chch residents call for urgent fix to Brooklands street
Some residents say their land is "worth nothing" because of problems with the road.
Lockdown reveals smoggy stamp of Auckland's trucks and buses
Auckland's first lockdown gave scientists a golden opportunity to study traffic pollution.
Meet the candidates: Kelvin Davis, Labour - Te Tai Tokerau
Te Tai Tokerau MP focuses on building on initiatives already rolled out by the Govt.
Meet the candidates: David Seymour
Hit the gangs hard in the fight against meth in Northland, says ACT candidate.
'Ridiculous': New, partly sealed Christchurch cycleway an obstacle course
A local said it would have been better to have no cycle lane at all.
Daylight saving time prangs: Why you need to be extra careful on the road
The sun will come out on Sunday, ya just gotta hang on until ... 7.02am.
Focus Live: Apology for 'horrific' harbour bridge traffic
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency general manager transport services Brett Gliddon apologised to Aucklanders for the 'horrific' delays motorists have been facing and warned the structure is still 'vulnerable' despite overnight repairs. Video / Mark Mitchell
Work begins on the temporary strut for Auckland Harbour Bridge
Prefabrication work begins on the temporary strut for the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Video / Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
'The rates are killing Te Kūiti' - debt burden too big
Rates are crippling residents of a rural district where council debt is $40 million.
Focus Live: Transport bosses reveal permanent fix for Auckland Harbour Bridge weeks away
As traffic crawls through central Auckland today Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency General Manager Transport Services, Brett Gliddon, revealed there was severe damage to the bridge’s centre span. Video / Sylvie Whinray
Cut off: Harbour Bridge damage could cause weeks of delays for North Shore residents
Back in lockdown: North Shore workers advised to work from home due to motorway delays.
Drive sober, fresh and distraction-free - police plea as BOP road toll hits 31
Bay of Plenty police are urging road users to stay alert and drive to survive.
Milk tanker and car crash: Seriously injured person airlifted to hospital
The road is closed and traffic is being diverted.
Car collides with tree - driver killed
The crash on Reed St was reported to police about 9.15pm.
Auckland bus lane fines increase almost 1000 per cent over 5 years
Aucklanders paid $36.8m in bus lane fines since 2015. Fines more than doubled last year.
Contractors undertake work to fix road seal on State Highway 50
SH50 undergoes fixing of road seal at the Ahuriri Bypass to Napier Port.
Top traffic cop: 'We are sick of picking up dead people off our roads'
The district's 2020 road toll already stands at 13, two deaths short of the 2019 toll.
Two dead, three in hospital after horror night on New Zealand roads
A woman died in Kaitaia and a pedestrian was killed in the South Island.
Bid to extend Transmission Gully quarry consent by five years
Residents are livid and say they face years of 'living inside hell'.
The Road Ahead: The missing piece in our Covid-19 puzzle
The Road Ahead poses risks for our way of life - how does our economy save us?
Person dead after incident on Auckland's Southern Motorway
NZTA is advising motorists to avoid the area after a crash.
Transmission Gully budget blowout: Govt asks for review
NZTA announces it will spend $200 million to keep spades in the ground.
$4000 pothole: Wheels and rims ruined, Napier man wants NZTA to take responsibility
NZTA has declined the request unless it can be convinced it was at fault.
Tamaki Drive re-opens early after work on new bridge
The giant crane lifted two 60 tonne beams onto the new bridge extension.
Covid checkpoints: Police stop 40,000 vehicles in Auckland
Police say no arrests have been made in regards to breaching restrictions in Auckland.
Delays but no-one hurt after four-car crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway
Motorists are being asked to prepare for delays and to pass the scene with care.
Kilometres of traffic backed up from Bombay checkpoint
Motorists and truckies are backed up for several kilometres along State Highway 1 heading south. Video / Will Trafford
Second wave: Auckland braces for busy morning as city prepares for lunchtime lockdown
With just hours before lockdown the city prepares to spend a nervous 60 hours at home.
Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway aerial flyover – July 2020
NZTA is using the new method in three sections of the Waikato Expressway worth $1.1 billion. Video / NZTA
'A disaster is looming': NZTA's $1 billion blunder
NZTA has staked billions of dollars on a road-building method that's hard to get right.
City council and bird park owners at loggerheads
Council raised serious health and safety and welfare concerns about a Hamilton bird park