Plummeting numbers of drivers caught speeding in the South Island have coincided with the deadliest year on southern roads in a decade.

As traffic nears its annual peak, Auckland Transport adds buses and trains.

A mockup of what The Mall (Pilot Bay) would look like - one-way for motorists with a separated cycleway. Photo/supplied Pilot_bay_mockup_correct_di Adams

The driver, captured in footage shot on the Crown Range, ignored repeated efforts to make him pull over.

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The Government has confirmed it is now open to the introduction of electronic road tolling in Auckland.

An Auckland schoolboy was approached by an unknown man in a white van yesterday, in what is suspected to be an attempted abduction.

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NZTA hopes a new road connecting Warkworth and Wellsford will reduce crash casualties on the route by 80 per cent.

Excavators are set to start clearing large slips on earthquake-damaged SH1 north of Kaikoura - almost three months after November's 7.8 magnitude quake.

Scrub fire sent large plumes of smoke spreading across both sides of the motorway.

Heavy rain has undermined part of State Highway 53 near the bridge over the Tauherenikau River.

Motorists face flooding and road closures across the Wellington and Wairarapa regions this morning.

Police fear opportunist thieves may target a North Canterbury region hit by a power cut today. A power cut is affecting the wider

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PM Bill English talks down prospect of migrant infrastructure levy which Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse says would be unfair for migrants.

Traffic is already building in Northland and around Thames as holiday-makers start the slow crawl home.

Police today urged West Coast motorists to be patient on the roads, with the earlier Chinese New Year expected to boost self-driving tourist numbers.

Emergency services were called to the crash at the intersection of Lenore and Gadsby roads in Favona about 9.20pm.

Holiday traffic remains heavy and is clogging the roads ahead of the long weekend, with crashes, roadworks and a car fire adding to the mayhem.

People are dying at Auckland's worst intersections - and the council and police are working together to stop the carnage.

With two consecutive long weekends approaching for some Kiwis, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is urging travellers to plan their journeys.

A trial for a 15-seat autonomous shuttle is about to start at Christchurch Airport.

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A tree has fallen and power lines are down on Queenstown-Glenorchy Rd, leaving the road blocked in both directions.

Power has been restored to hundreds of households across Auckland after wild weather wreaked havoc at the weekend.

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.