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)

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.

New research has revealed not only the day but also the exact time you're most likely to be involved in a car crash. Get ready.

Puzzled roadworkers got a surprise when they learned who was playing with their cones.

Police deny chasing a white hatchback through West Auckland yesterday, saying police vehicles attended the incident after the car was located by helicopter.

The congestion on the two main routes into and out of Auckland is beginning to ease after the motorways were gridlocked earlier this evening.

Irate driver caught on film when he mows down a parking warden.

Panicked driver called emergency services, desperately seeking help, as his car hurtled along a motorway for eight minutes before the call ended abruptly.

As you moan about your commute, be grateful you're not one of these motorists attempting to get away for the Thanksgiving holidays.

A car ploughed through the Kaimai School fence this morning after trying to avoid a parent's car leaving the school shortly before

NZTA is advising motorists to avoid Oteha Valley and Greville Rd citybound on-ramps, and use East Coast Rd and enter the motorway further south.

Heavy rain and slips have damaged Wellington roads, meaning motorists may notice different road layouts and routes this weekend. NZTA

An alternative inland route for ferry traffic has been established running from Picton to Christchurch, via Murchison and the Lewis Pass.

It's one of the most stunning walks in the world, so you can't expect to park right outside the very beginning of the track on a busy weekend.

The latest on road closures, public transport, weather, cordons and building damage.

West Coast police today advised motorists to take extra care when driving through the Lewis Pass and Maruia Valley on SH7 and SH65 as traffic numbers build up.

Wellington and Kapiti drivers should expect delays due to ongoing repairs and clean-up from slips and flooding, the NZTA warns.

Wellington commuters face delays and disruption as the city struggles to get back to normal.

The Prime Minister's bodyguards directed traffic around a high rise close to collapse, slips caused traffic chaos and homes were evacuated in capital.

First a quake, now terrible weather: weary Wellingtonians return to work.

A large offal spill on the road between Kaiwaka and Wellsford has closed State Highway 1, causing significant delays. The spill stretches

ACT Leader David Seymour has slammed Auckland Council bureaucrats for spending $500,000 coming up with Auckland's new slogan.