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An unexpected boon for a tiny town
Springs Junction - the tiny settlement connecting State Highways 7 and 65 - now boasts two food caravans as well as a service station and cafe both operating 24/7.
Springs Junction - the tiny settlement connecting State Highways 7 and 65 - now boasts two food caravans as well as a service station and cafe both operating 24/7.
Traffic delays north of Wellington are becoming a daily occurrence as capital residents head away for New Year.
One person has died and another two been badly injured in separate crashes as holiday traffic queues across the North Island.
Motorists heading out of Wellington face a nightmare two-hour gridlock north of the capital.
It was a beautiful Boxing Day to be outside but the lure of heavy discounts was too strong thousands who paced the malls on the hunt for a bargain.
Keep an eye on traffic conditions as they unfold through the Herald's live blog.
Little black pig's bid for freedom slows Christmas traffic.
An elderly woman has died after being hit by a car in Takapuna, on Auckland's North Shore. She is believed to be the first person killed in holiday period.
A person has died from a heart attack while in Christmas traffic near Wellington.
A man has died from a heart attack while in Christmas traffic near Wellington.
A bus has broken down in the Auckland International Airport drop-off zone during the airport's busiest day of the year.
Aucklanders are being urged to plan ahead to avoid delays if they are getting away for the Christmas break.
A boy is in critical condition after being hit by a car in Whangarei this afternoon.
An overhead traffic light pole that crashed into the middle of a busy intersection may have been suffering from earthquake stress.
Just four sleeps until Christmas, and things are officially crazy. Winter storms have cancelled an estimated 400 flights at this US airport.
Billowing smoke from a house fire is affecting visibility on Auckland's Southwestern Motorway this morning.
Four businesses caught in the disruption of building Auckland's new underground railway have asked for compensation.
Auckland Airport users are increasingly frustrated with the journey to and through the airport and are venting and suggesting solutions to congestion.
Revelations of traffic chaos at and around Auckland Airport has led to action by authorities to ease congestion in the area.
An immediate focus was being put on upgrading State Highway 63 near St Arnaud in the weeks leading up to the very busy Christmas-New Year travel period.
A police car involved in a crash with a truck on State Highway 1 this morning was on its way to provide urgent back-up in Hamilton.
Holidaymakers are spending the same amount of time driving to and from Auckland Airport as the international flights they are catching.
Police are at a serious car crash on Dairy Flat Highway where three people have been hurt.
Two children suffered minor injuries after the school bus they were on collided with a van on State Highway One north of Auckland.
Queues starting at Hobsonville are giving commuters a miserable drive into town.
Canterbury's Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to drive with caution while the Lewis Pass alternate highway (State Highway 7)
A car crash and a bus breakdown has led to traffic crawling through Auckland's central motorway at lunchtime.
Today I'm using my pen (computer actually) as a wand to defend Harry Potter. I know I wrote about Brian Tamaki a few weeks ago but
Motorists travelling the alternative route between Christchurch and Picton have been caught up in heavy congestion today, as traffic pressure mounts on the post-quake thoroughfare.