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Cyclone warning: 'Get home, get safe'
Officials are keen to avoid road deaths as Cyclone Cook bears down.

Rotorua braces for more flooding, slips
Time to get out your gumboots and umbrellas with wet weather on the way.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Huntly expressway that 'no-one can see'
Earthworks will stop as winter approaches. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

West Auckland road flooding update
The council is working on getting roads up and running after intense flooding last month.

Cut off: Not enough power to boil egg
As the rest of Auckland moves on from Cyclone Debbie, houses in Kawakawa Bay struggle.

Fatal crashes prompt call for action
A series of fatal crashes between trucks and cyclists has stirred a call for action.

Big jam: 1 in 3 main roads face snarl-ups
Auckland's population growth is leading to traffic chaos on the city's roads

Debbie's day of destruction and despair
Flooding, evacuations and complete chaos - tropical storm Debbie brought it all to NZ.

Slips leave 150 schoolkids stranded
About 150 children are stuck in Port Waikato for the night after a slip blocked the road.

'Big smiles on faces' as school evacuated
Remote school sent children home because roads were expected to be flooded.

Board to oppose Waimak bridge third lane
Fears a third land on Waimakiriri River bridge could cause more traffic congestion.

Editorial: Seal highway near the lake
Priority needs to be given to projects that will enhance tourism.

Dann: Let's ask China about gridlocks
COMMENT: Auckland is in gridlock; if Chinese want to help fix it, we'd be mad to say no.

Three still missing after Cyclone Debbie
Death toll rises and three people missing after NSW and Queensland floods.

Queenslanders warned: 'Move now'
Risk of flooding remains high for Queensland and northern NSW as 20,000 people evacuated.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Sealing the way to Waikaremoana
A plan to tar-seal State Highway 38 is underway. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

One critical, one trapped following crash
A person with critical injuries is trapped in a car crash north of Auckland

Tramp-car: Kiwi ingenuity gone bad
Yet again a Kiwi has been spotted driving with something tied to the car that shouldn't be

'Fail grade' for NZ's environmental future
NZ's economic growth is "approaching its environmental limits", a once-a-decade environmental report card says.

Chilling video: Motorcyclist's near miss
WATCH: A motorcyclist's frighteningly close shave on a Coromandel road has been caught on video.

Police 'disappointed' at Polyfest brawls
While most enjoyed the festival, four videos of brawls at or around Polyfest have appeared online.

Forestry blamed as roads get hammered
Forestry trucking is ripping up Whanganui's rural roads. Now ratepayers face a possible $20 million bill to fix them.

Traffic improvements for Auckland Airport
Road changes promise a safer and more reliable route to Auckland Airport by July.

Readers' road trip tips
Entrants in our Trail Lite campervan competition share their best tips for getting the most out of the Kiwi roads.

Double-deckers drive Waiheke mad
Locals say its only a matter of time before the massive vehicles send "someone home in an ambulance".

Traffic woes after flooding chaos
If you're driving through West Auckland, you may face big traffic queues.

Meet the Rainaway Bride
A helicopter pilot organised an urgent flight for his bride to reach their wedding after she was stranded by flooding.

No respite for water-logged North Island
An incredible 130mm of rain has fallen in the Coromandel Ranges in the past 24 hours.