A driver's shocking near-miss at a Wellington intersection has been caught on camera.

This city has reached the turning point needed to stop it turning into a sprawling, impersonal, traffic congested mini-Auckland, experts say.

Firefighters have extinguished a bus fire that closed the Sydney Harbour Bridge in peak hour, but traffic chaos is continuing.

An inflatable moon was no match for the strong winds lashing the southern China as Typhoon Meranti passes through.

A multi-car crash on the Maioro St off-ramp of the Southwestern Motorway near Dominion Rd has now been cleared.

COMMENT: Don't blame the on-ramp lights for traffic delays, blame the still-increasing amount of drivers on the road network.

Transport Agency makes a U-turn motorway offramp decision.

Traffic from South Auckland to the city centre is heavy after a crash near Takanini early this morning.

Truck drivers heading down Auckland's Southern Motorway will now receive a trio of warnings if their vehicle is at risk of ploughing into one of the lowest and most frequently hit overbridges on the highway at Penrose.

Safety on State Highway 2 will dominate a meeting tonight after a horrific crash that killed five people.

A$5 toll and twice as much congestion wouldn't be enough to get Aucklanders out of their cars.

The Desert Rd has reopened morning as snow and ice continue to make roads across the country too hazardous to use.

Two crashes on a stretch of Auckland's Southern motorway causes a nightmare for motorists heading to work.

Large areas of black ice causes road chaos across the South Island.

Wet roads and school traffic means it's a slow trip to work today.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges ignored official advice to consult with councils before announcing he would allow electric cars to use bus lanes.

The crash on the Auckland's southern motorway has now been cleared off the road but commuters are being warned it could be a slow trip to work.

A car crash on the Northern Motorway is causing traffic woes in Auckland tonight.

Heading out on a Sunday cruise? Beware: police are increasingly ticketing slow and inconsiderate drivers.

Traffic is heavy on the Auckland Harbour bridge after a truck broke down, causing delays.

An earlier breakdown on the Auckland Harbour Bridge is causing traffic delays early this evening.

The NZTA has warned motorists about ice on South Island roads today, and about a final night of delays tonight for Canterbury drivers.

A Minnesota traffic stop turned deadly Wednesday evening as a police officer opened fire on a car passenger.

Crashes have slowed Auckland traffic this morning.

The family of a woman killed by a drink driver who travelled at speeds of up to 160km/h say they forgive the man behind the wheel.

Photos taken in Twizel on Saturday show Lake Ruataniwha, the surrounding trees covered in white tips and snow-capped mountains in the background.

A sinkhole in Christchurch is causing traffic delays.

Rush-hour traffic out of Wellington is crawling along the Kapiti Coast as a gas leak continues to cause major delays on the main route in and out of the capital.

A drunk driver who crashed into a booze bus in New Plymouth faked a heart attack to avoid arrest.