
Holiday time: roads 'chocka'
Motorists heading out of town for the long weekend should expect lengthy delays as many of Auckland's motorways are already clogged with traffic.
Motorists heading out of town for the long weekend should expect lengthy delays as many of Auckland's motorways are already clogged with traffic.
In an already congested city, red light runners add needless delay to our intersections, forcing other drivers to wait and check before accelerating once lights turn green, writes Barney Irvine.
Female drivers are more likely than men to suffer memory blanks behind the wheel and are more susceptible to allowing their minds to wander, a study has found.
Would you be able to tell me the meaning of a bicycle sign I have seen on Pt Chevalier Rd?
Timelapse video covering the entire length of the $250 million Cambridge Section of the Waikato Expressway. Source: YouTube.com/Anotherdaywithbandj
Successful trial on new one-man system could see single operator controlling traffic.
A mother of three who clung to life after a horrific car crash is back home and has been able to take her first steps.
Snapped and fined for driving through a red light? Yes please, say an overwhelming majority of motorists in our biggest city.
A popular YouTube blogger was snapped doing 141km/h and fined $400 by police.
The New Zealand Drug Foundation boss says new technology is needed to give a clearer picture of the drug-impaired driving situation in New Zealand.
Concerned motorists dobbing in dangerous drivers almost certainly saved lives on the roads last weekend, Waikato police say.
Cyclists and walkers can look forward to another spectacular new bridge over Auckland's motorway network, this time in Owairaka as part of the $1.4 billion Waterview Connection project.
As she lay trapped in mangled wreckage with serious injuries, crash victim tells how love of family inspired her to cling onto life.
Significant lane restrictions would also have an impact on drivers using the Te Atatu interchange
Latest fatal crash happened on a 70km/h stretch of Happy Valley Rd in Wellington at about 11am.
A woman died after she was hit by a vehicle on State Highway 1 (Bluff Highway) near the intersection with Omaui Rd about 1am today.
We've already got congestion, but wait and see what we'll get if the Government drags its heels on the rail link, writes Brian Rudman.
Supporters of the Takapuna waterfront camping ground turned out in force last night in a bid to push for its long-term lease on public reserve and a facelift.
For motorists approaching the city from the Northwestern Motorway, the view that unfolds from the Te Atatu interchange sums up Auckland. Yes, there's a motorway, but the wide view is of harbour and volcanic landforms.
Auckland is receiving 30 per cent of a $13.9 billion budget for state highways, local roads, public transport, walking, cycling and road policing.
New road markings in Auckland's Newmarket have left drivers queuing at a busy intersection behind parked cars, thinking they are waiting to turn.
Drivers are being urged to be careful after two recent crashes involving cars skidding on black ice.
Ashburton Police are warning the public to take extreme care on the roads in the Canterbury region due to reports of black ice.
The police were very quick to take up defensive positions this week when it was revealed that officers in the Counties Manukau district had been told not to ticket unlicensed Maori drivers.
The Coroner has found the death of a tourist driver may have been caused by a combination of unclear signage and unfamiliarity with New Zealand road markings.
As a new Spaghetti Junction rises, contractors are also toiling on a slew of related motorway projects to add flesh to the long-awaited western ring route.
Government road builders in the thick of the country's largest transport upgrade are designing yet another project for Auckland's western ring route.
Yesterday's destructive waves are likely to become a more common occurrence, says a councillor from the worst-hit parts of Wellington.