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

COMMENT: Aucklanders must demand that levels of service cannot and should not be compromised. They have at least one vote in support - mine.

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.

Four people have been injured in a three-car crash, which is backing up traffic on the Southwestern Motorway in Auckland.

The body of a woman killed while crossing the road was left lying on the road for three hours after her death.

COMMENT: Shifting the car import trade from Auckland would be impractical, unworkable, and unacceptable to those using the transport system north of the Harbour Bridge.

Police officer says in 23 years of policing, confrontational Gun City owner "would have been one of worst people he's ever dealt with".

Traffic is backing up after a crash on the Northern Motorway in Auckland and in Wellington traffic is also backed up near the entrance to the Terrace Tunnel.

There has been mayhem on Auckland's motorways after a crash and a fire this evening.

Drugs were allegedly found in the vicinity of a fire in an industrial unit on Burrows St today. A police spokeswoman told the Bay

One of New Zealand's most popular pristine wilderness excursions is looking at turning roads into makeshift parking lots to counter nightmare traffic woes.

A two-car crash is causing heavy congestion on State Highway 1, south of Warkworth.

In an announcement linked to the Mt Roskill by-election, Labour leader Andrew Little yesterday said his party would fast-track light rail between the city and Mt Roskill.

The Bay of Plenty woman has spent two decades advocating road safety.

A car windscreen was smashed with a wooden batten in an explosion of road rage in Tauranga yesterday [friday]. The mid-afternoon