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![Hidden danger on our roads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Hidden danger on our roads
Hundreds of fraudulent driver's licences may have been issued to New Zealand motorists.
![Weather causes holiday travel chaos](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Weather causes holiday travel chaos
Floods and ice around New Zealand are hitting school holiday travel plans.
![Paul Little: If it's not broke, leave it alone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Paul Little: If it's not broke, leave it alone
COMMENT: I can't find a Trip Advisor feedback that says: "The highway names are dreadfully dull."
![Could authorities be tracking you?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Could authorities be tracking you?
Transport Minister Simon Bridges says road tolling could be done by GPS satellite, as opposed to toll gantries or cameras.
![Smith eyes up private urban development](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Smith eyes up private urban development
Housing Minister Nick Smith is considering how to enable private companies to take on the development of infrastructure.
![What lies beneath: Inside Auckland's Spaghetti Western](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
What lies beneath: Inside Auckland's Spaghetti Western
A quarter of the Waterview Connection twin tunnels are fitted with lights and a system to drop sheets of water to extinguish fires almost immediately.
![Vehicle rolls on Auckland motorway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Vehicle rolls on Auckland motorway
Traffic is flowing on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway after a crash earlier today caused delays.
![Roading works zooming ahead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Roading works zooming ahead
Motorists will be pleased to know more than 58 per cent of roadworks on the nation's highways are finished early.
![Grant McLachlan: Planners blinded by big picture](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Grant McLachlan: Planners blinded by big picture
COMMENT: If there is one part of Auckland that embodies everything wrong with the Council, the SH1 intersection with Hill St at Warkworth would be it.
![Ponsonby's Franklin Rd to get upgrade](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Ponsonby's Franklin Rd to get upgrade
Popular Auckland road famous for its Christmas lights set to become more user-friendly for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.
![Ask Phoebe: Cycle lane no-go for motorbike commute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Ask Phoebe: Cycle lane no-go for motorbike commute
Scooters and motorbikes are not allowed in bike lanes or shared paths like those in Tamaki Drive (or in Advanced Stop Boxes, for that matter).
![Barry Soper: Clogged highways costing lives and money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Barry Soper: Clogged highways costing lives and money
Is it too much to ask for rail to be marketed as a cheaper, viable alternative to road, writes Barry Soper. It would save the taxpayer and the custodians of our hospitals a mint.
![Husband's plea: Think about others](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Husband's plea: Think about others
Raphael Giles' plea follows seven days of carnage on the roads. Up to 17 people have died, taking the year to date's road toll to 65 last night.
![Paul Charman: Building over our best land? It's a recipe for starvation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Paul Charman: Building over our best land? It's a recipe for starvation
Over-zealous expansion of Auckland City could lead to future food shortages, writes Paul Charman.
![Bigger trucks set to get green light](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Bigger trucks set to get green light
Bigger, heavier trucks and buses could soon be approved to use roads despite an admission from officials it could lead to more serious accidents.
![Holiday traffic eases by twilight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Holiday traffic eases by twilight
Motorists heading out of town for the long weekend yesterday faced lengthy delays, but the standstill cleared earlier than expected.
![Holiday time: roads 'chocka'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Holiday time: roads 'chocka'
Motorists heading out of town for the long weekend should expect lengthy delays as many of Auckland's motorways are already clogged with traffic.
![Barney Irvine: Time to listen to the public on red light running](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Barney Irvine: Time to listen to the public on red light running
In an already congested city, red light runners add needless delay to our intersections, forcing other drivers to wait and check before accelerating once lights turn green, writes Barney Irvine.
![Women drivers more likely to 'zone out'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Women drivers more likely to 'zone out'
Female drivers are more likely than men to suffer memory blanks behind the wheel and are more susceptible to allowing their minds to wander, a study has found.
![Ask Phoebe: Bike signs a success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Ask Phoebe: Bike signs a success
Would you be able to tell me the meaning of a bicycle sign I have seen on Pt Chevalier Rd?
![Timelapse: $250 million road](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Timelapse: $250 million road
Timelapse video covering the entire length of the $250 million Cambridge Section of the Waikato Expressway. Source: YouTube.com/Anotherdaywithbandj
![Is this the end of the stop-go worker?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Is this the end of the stop-go worker?
Successful trial on new one-man system could see single operator controlling traffic.
![Crash mum takes first steps](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Crash mum takes first steps
A mother of three who clung to life after a horrific car crash is back home and has been able to take her first steps.
![Red-light cameras on drivers' wish list](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Red-light cameras on drivers' wish list
Snapped and fined for driving through a red light? Yes please, say an overwhelming majority of motorists in our biggest city.
![Pensioner doles out $289k in tickets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Pensioner doles out $289k in tickets
The Super City has a super parking warden who issued nearly double the value in tickets than the next best warden in the last financial year.
![Family fly bus crash victim home to China](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Family fly bus crash victim home to China
The man was one of 16 people injured -- two of them critically -- in the accident on New Year's Eve.