Returning holiday makers should brace themselves for delays as the state highways are packed.

Angry fans were stuck outside tonight's Guns N' Roses concert as the band started playing Welcome to the Jungle.

Nine people have been injured in a two car crash - with children among the hurt.

Waitangi weekend traffic is ramping up already as holidaymakers flee the country's main centres.

A diesel spill briefly closed a section of State Highway 16 near Whenuapai this morning.

Motorists face flooding and road closures across the Wellington and Wairarapa regions this morning.

Guilty pleas from driver who killed partner and mate a start, says survivor.

Auckland Airport handled close to one million international passengers in December as tourism booms and concern about pressure on infrastructure grows.

A person has died after a truck crash near Christchurch.

Holiday traffic is set to build from 9am as Aucklanders make a break for the regions.

One person has been seriously injured after a truck and crash collided on State Highway 1 at the Peka Peka Rd intersection, blocking the road.

Holiday traffic remains heavy and is clogging the roads ahead of the long weekend, with crashes, roadworks and a car fire adding to the mayhem.

People are dying at Auckland's worst intersections - and the council and police are working together to stop the carnage.

With two consecutive long weekends approaching for some Kiwis, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is urging travellers to plan their journeys.

In the past five years, 21 crashes have been recorded at this Auckland intersection - 13 of which resulted in injury.

Traffic crawling after truck and trailer breaks down on harbour bridge during rush hour.

Motorists returning to work after a long weekend in Wellington had a nasty surprise this morning, with heavy traffic backing up in some parts.

Police officers have been fined more than $160,000 in just nine months, for almost 800 speeding offences.

Two northbound lanes of the Auckland Harbour Bridge are temporarily closed while police deal with an incident.

All lanes are now open following a crash on Auckland's southern motorway today, but drivers can still expect travel delays.

More Kiwis are being fined for mobile phone offences than for drink driving, according to the latest data from NZ Police.

The weather gods delivered a king-hit of heavy rains and high winds over the country yesterday, causing flash flooding and closing off roads due to slips.

Amazing pictures show a massive slip blocking a major South Island route as wild weather wreaked havoc on the West Coast today.

See which region isn't afraid to whinge when they've had a gutsful with roadworks.

Three people are injured after a pile-up north of Wellington.

A woman riding her bicycle is wreaking havoc on traffic driving over Auckland's Harbour Bridge.

Parked car no problem for this Hamilton contracting crew who found a simple solution to their road block.

The driver of a stolen grey hatchback hooning down Queen St on one rim has been arrested.

A slip has closed State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura, as the impact of November's magnitude 7.8 earthquake continues.

Auckland commuters can groan in agreement with a report that reveals the city has the worst travel times and reliability in Australia and New Zealand.