A combination of factors is credited for a drop in car usage, including; higher fuel prices, improved public transport and off-putting traffic congestion, writes Brian Rudman.

As Auckland prepares to cram in up to a million more residents over the next 30 years, parking fees and time limits may spread. Are tighter parking restrictions going to help Auckland?

Auckland Council is suggesting a comprehensive shake up for parking in the city, which could mean higher costs to park your car and fewer places you can.

New Zealand has been praised at a global forum for slashing its road toll last year, after the ignomy of edging up an international hit parade of carnage in 2012.

State Highway 1 near Warkworth will be closed from 7.30pm to remove wreckage of a large truck that crashed earlier today south of Pohuehue.

Inner-city suburbs out of your reach? Maybe not. A new data-crunching tool helps renters to look at how affordable their living situation is when transport cost is factored in.

Trade creditors owed $11.2 million from a collapsed Auckland roading company are not going to see any of their money back, according to the latest receivers' report.

A police officer put a fleeing driver and members of the public at risk when he chased a fleeing driver at speeds of up to 95 km/h on the wrong side of the road.

Traffic is flowing smoothly in and out of the country's main centres as holidaymakers return home from their long Anzac weekend.

I don't suffer from road rage; it's the lights that get me going. Or not going.

The Easter holiday period has ended with the worst road toll in three years, with four deaths on the country's roads.

Traffic delays are testing the patience of motorists in Waikato as holidaymakers head home after the long weekend.

Highways in and out of main centres around the country suffered heavy congestion today as holidaymakers attempted to make the most of their long weekend en masse.

It's costing $1.4b and by 2017 should help give drivers from Manukau to Albany with an alternative to SH1 and the harbour bridge. So how's it going?

Labour admits its new transport policies - scrapping trucks from fast lanes and motorhome rego fees - are 'small', while the Transport Minister labelled them a 'joke'.

Car fanatics are being given a chance to take a driving holiday on some of the world's most dangerous roads, including a notorious route near Queenstown.

Paris drastically reduced its smog problem by banning half of all private cars and motor-bikes and almost all trucks on Monday.

Police say a culture change is needed on Waikato roads after a horror weekend saw 36 crashes, one death and several serious injuries.

A stretch of road in the South Island is one of the 22 most dangerous in the world, according to a British driving firm.

A coroner is recommending public education on the dangers of driving with dipped headlights on rural roads, after a wedding guest was killed by a vehicle at night in rural Waikato.