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.

A 16km expressway north of Wellington has had resource consent granted by a Board of Inquiry.

North Shore targeted in transport crackdown.

Police have released the name of the cyclist killed in a collision with a truck at the intersection of Stanley St and Parnell Rise, Auckland yesterday afternoon.

Bystanders were powerless to save a cyclist at one of Auckland's busiest intersections as police reveal the truckie had a green light and was unaware he'd hit the rider.

The number of road deaths over the Christmas-New Year holiday period edged one higher than last year following a motorcyclist death yesterday afternoon.

A bikini-clad young woman has been charged with assault after an apparent road rage video was posted on the internet.

A $19 million project to widen 2km of Auckland's Northern Motorway has been launched today, with construction set to begin next year.

Two teens hit on Bay of Plenty roads over the weekend remain in critical conditions at Waikato Hospital.

A zero road toll this Labour weekend would break a 36-year record, but police say it's not just the number of fatalities they want to cut.

Auckland's roads may be notorious for peak-hour congestion, but Wellington drivers actually slow to a crawl more often, a study has found.

Exclusive King's College is one of three schools in the way of a route being considered for fast-tracking a $1 billion-plus freight-heavy road corridor through South Auckland.

More than 300 people are working on two rival bids for the country's biggest new roading infrastructure contract, with documents due in early next month.

More than 50 people have been injured while working on Western Bay of Plenty roads and bridges in the past two years.