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State Highway 2 north of Ōpōtiki open again
SH2 north reopened again at 5pm yesterday after contractors cleared remaining slip debris.
Median barrier work to cease on SH2
Residents have been protesting the barriers for several months.
Worked through the night on highway slip near Ōpōtiki
Steady progress has also been made on underslip work on SH38 to Waikaremoana.
Hopes SH2 north can be reopened tomorrow
NZTA hopes to have SH2 north of Ōpōtiki at the big slip site reopened tomorrow.
Three people dead after head-on crash near Geraldine
hree people are dead and two others are seriously injured after a two-vehicle, head-on crash near Geraldine that has closed a state highway. Video / George Heard
'Punitive': Congestion fees would punish struggling families - councillor
A Rotorua councillor says the solution to traffic gridlock is something else entirely.
Ōpōtiki slip raises truck transport issues again
SH2 north at Ōpōtiki could be closed for a few days yet - heavy vehicles disrupted.
Extensive highway works continue at Otoko Hill
Nine recovery projects planned to make the Otoko Hill section of highway more resilient
Desert Rd reopens as polar vortex clips NZ
'Yo-yo weather': A spell of calmer weather is forecast midweek.
Sorry Minister, congestion charges not the key to freeing up roads – Simon Wilson
Opinion: Charging motorists more is not the way to get them to drive less.
'Heaven watching over us': Family escape uninjured after tree falls on ute on expressway
'It got closer to the ground. By then it was too late, we were pretty much underneath it.'
Safety of new Cambridge roundabout raises debate
Council-commissioned post-construction audit gives thumbs-up to contentious roundabout.
One person in serious condition after water tanker rolls
One patient was taken to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition.
'No longer an emergency': Coromandel speed limits to return to normal
There is some community support for retaining reduced speeds.
Roads reopened after incident around Hawke’s Bay Expressway
Kennedy Rd was closed in both directions between Kennedy Road offramp and Downing Avenue.
Audrey Young: Government on track for post-Olympic policy sprint
OPINION: Also in this week's wrap – the PM's embarrassing benefit blunders.
SH2 barriers could impede escape in tsunami - resident
The transport agency has spent $164 million on safety improvements.
Letters: Culture a key part of New Zealand's Olympic success
OPINION: 'Chef de Mission Nigel Avery and his staff should be congratulated.'
Car fire blocks eastbound lane of SH29 on Kaimai Range
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said the fire was reported at about 2.56pm.
16 months of diversions: Major State Highway 1 roadworks begin next month
Maintenance work will be done on a large proportion of SH1 in Waikato by the end of 2025.
Letters: Shot-putter Maddison-Lee Wesche defines Olympic spirit
OPINION: 'The All Blacks looked and played like a group of individuals.'
Opinion: Can congestion charging work for Aucklanders?
OPINION: The vast majority of motorway trips are not heading to or from the city centre.
Dargaville residents "terrified and frustrated" by noisy burnouts
'Everyone including my wife and me is terrified.'
Wellington councillors walk out of meeting, refuse controversial crossing vote
'I just feel fundamentally uncomfortable about playing role of traffic engineer here.'
Fifty years of fixing Whanganui’s roads
There was 'a lot of shovelling' in the early days for Robbie Atkinson.
Key route: SH1-SH29 intersection work 'on track'
NZTA Waka Kotahi on track to finish the work in mid to late 2025.
'Smash a highway through it': Northland residents want voices heard on Brynderwyns bypass
Northlanders fear NZTA routes bypassing the Brynderwyns will cut through their community.
One person critically injured in SH1 crash near Taupō
The road was closed for over an hour as emergency services attended the scene.
NZTA revises East Coast recovery work, cuts dual bridge plan for Hikuwai RIver
NZTA revises East Coast highway recovery work, streamlining projects due to costs.
Motorist 'paranoid' after narrowly avoiding head-on motorway collision with wrong-way driver
'Your brain goes into overdrive and you start thinking, imagine if you had looked down.'
Wairoa mayor's plea: Don't waste money on a Waikare bridge, get on with a bypass
The National Land Transport Plan goes before the NZTA board this month.