State Highway 73 will reopen to single-lane traffic past the Otira slip tomorrow, but with delays, and the rail line is expected to open on Wednesday.

The weather gods delivered a king-hit of heavy rains and high winds over the country yesterday, causing flash flooding and closing off roads due to slips.

It took about two hours to convince authorities something was wrong after the first calls that an avalanche buried a four-star spa hotel in central Italy, leaving at least 30 people missing.

Amazing pictures show a massive slip blocking a major South Island route as wild weather wreaked havoc on the West Coast today.

See which region isn't afraid to whinge when they've had a gutsful with roadworks.

NZTA is prioritising clearing Lewis Pass, the main transport link between Picton and Christchurch since November's big earthquake.

Idiot throwing nails onto highway could face serious charges, warn police.

COMMENT: Want to know why the road toll is higher than it should be? Bernadine Oliver-Kerby says she knows the answer.

What happens when a town triples in size overnight? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A repeat drink driver offender wants to ensure he stays off the road when he's intoxicated, but ACC refuse to fund his alcohol interlock.

A car and a freight train have collided at Matamata in Waikato.

Two days ago the base ingredient for shampoo spilled on the road. This morning, it rained.

Parked car no problem for this Hamilton contracting crew who found a simple solution to their road block.

Temperatures in the 30s this week mean more work for Quality Roading Services (QRS) routine maintenance manager Gary Jones. He said

Too many people are dying in road crashes because they don't put on their seatbelts, say police.

One man had serious injuries and had to be airlifted to hospital.

The ride-hailing giant Uber is extending an olive branch to cities - in the form of data that drivers have coveted for years.

Auckland commuters can groan in agreement with a report that reveals the city has the worst travel times and reliability in Australia and New Zealand.

Readers discussing the holiday toll have suggested the solutions lie in law improvement rather than law enforcement.

A wife who found her husband with a younger woman has been accused of ramming his van off the road before smashing into his lover's vehicle too.

Both the holiday road toll and last year's entire toll are the worst they've been in years.

Traffic on most main highways should be easing within the next hour or so after heavy congestion yesterday and earlier today.

A leading rental car company has come up with a novel way to beat the traffic blues at Auckland Airport - scooters.

Boxing Day crash victim remembered as one of the "most amazing people" .

Closure of the Kapiti rail line has exacerbated holiday traffic along the Kapiti Coast as would-be train passengers have been forced to travel by bus on congested roads.

Springs Junction - the tiny settlement connecting State Highways 7 and 65 - now boasts two food caravans as well as a service station and cafe both operating 24/7.

Police have slammed the people behind the growing number of Facebook pages which alert motorists to where checkpoints might be.

Road toll now equal to last summer's following death of motorcyclist.

Watch: Five months after a crash in which he and his best mate were seriously injured, James Rolleston still struggles to do simple things.

Suspiciously quickly, the Government re-opened SH1 south of Kaikoura just before Christmas.