More people have died on New Zealand roads this year than the entire number killed in 2013. AA has issued a warning to road users

Motorists are being told to delay travel as crashes and breakdowns cause major traffic problems across Auckland's motorways.

A number of cars were crushed against the concrete ceiling when an underground carpark was deluged with water yesterday morning.

Several crashes around the country today, three dead, at least five injured.

A thunderstorm warning remains in place as violent electrical storms pounded Auckland overnight leaving many without power for hours.

Devastated husband on his wife's fatal last moments: "One minute you're happy, and then next second it's a trainwreck".

Police frustrated over needless road deaths where staff have to "front up to someone's front door and tell them their loved one is not coming home".

The driver of the 13 tonne truck with a 4 tonne load of timber on the back was heading up Queen St when the brakes failed.

The High Court heard today of lavish lunches a roading contractor treated council staff with one meal lasting 10 hours and costing $5500.

Police are warning motorists to avoid roads in South Auckland following a significant oil spill.

Two Northlanders died in car accidents over the weekend, one of them drowned after the van he was in was swept away by a rain-swollen creek.

Traffic on SH3 south of Mokau will be down to one lane for some time, NZTA says, warning travellers to expect minor delays.

A rush hour breakdown on Auckland's Harbour Bridge has left traffic heading north moving at snail's pace.

A police serious crash investigator's report into a fatal accident on the Ladies Mile highway near Queenstown last year was criticised by two peer reviewers.

Uber has launched a new ride-sharing system catering to commuters who drive into work.

Motorists say lack of information about closed roads around Taranaki added more than six hours to their journey.

A large slip has blocked SH3 in North Taranaki, flooding and slips have closed roads in Wellington and hampered the capital's World War I centenary events.

A judge has labelled an Arrowtown road rage incident as an "appalling piece of behaviour" while a couple was assaulted while their kids were in the car.

A revised plan to retain vehicle access on Victoria St has jumped its first hurdle, in spite of a petition pushing to make the area car-free.

It's a narrow street with a steep pitch but the hairpin corner keeps catching out unwitting drivers.

Tauranga motorcyclist Rhys Middleton was killed by an overseas driver. Now his mother is campaigning for a change in the law allowing visitors to drive in NZ.

A tourist driver has had her appeal heard in the Napier High Court this morning after being jailed for killing a young motorcyclist earlier this year.

One person is dead after a car was discovered submerged in a culvert near Balfour, Southland.

A Chinese woman jailed for killing a motorcyclist is appealing her sentence.

Auckland's new $1.4 billion twin-tunnel Waterview Connection will open early next year.

Each week there are 33,570 fewer cars on the roads during the morning rush hour thanks to carpooling, public transport and extra walking and cycling options.

King Kapisi said drivers who flee police are putting their lives at risk for a 'cheap thrill'.

Bad weather cancels ferries.

Hundreds of fraudulent driver's licences may have been issued to New Zealand motorists.

Floods and ice around New Zealand are hitting school holiday travel plans.