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.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges says road tolling could be done by GPS satellite, as opposed to toll gantries or cameras.

Often, driving in Auckland, I feel like I'm in a failed state. Have warlords taken over?

Sometime next year, when the Waterview tunnels are opened, Auckland's planned motorway network will be virtually complete.

Auckland's biggest union of bus drivers has told its members to ignore a deadline handed down by council and will continue to allow SuperGold cardholders on buses.

A fight between Wendy's and Auckland Council over the resource consent for driveway changes is heading to the Supreme Court.

A crash on the Southern Motorway blocked the right lane to the city after Mount Wellington at 6.15 this morning.

Traffic is already building up on Auckland's Southern Motorway with journey times taking up to three times longer than usual.

An innovative way to manage traffic flow with LED lights is to be trialled on the Hibiscus Coast and it could be implemented elsewhere

Auckland traffic is being held up by two separate crashes on motorways this morning.

A petrol tanker rolled, crushing a car and starting a chain of collisions on a Melbourne motorway.

One man thinks he's found the solution to a dreaded pinchpoint for traffic heading north of Auckland. Here are your reactions to the plan.

One man thinks he's found the solution to a dreaded pinchpoint for traffic heading north of Auckland - bulldoze the lights and put in two roundabouts.

COMMENT: Aucklanders desperately want new tools that will help to lift the performance of the existing network, and it's time for a much bolder approach to delivering them, writes Barney Irvine.

The broken-down vehicle is blocking the right lane northbound, next to Ellerslie onramp.

Shortly before 7am there was a three-car crash before the Ngauranga interchange on the southbound section of the highway.

A multiple-car crash is causing major delays on Auckland's Northwestern motorway.

City bound traffic is heavily congested on the Northwestern Motorway back to Hobsonville after a crash near Rosebank Rd.

Anzac Day traffic started building from lunchtime and traffic is now congested on State Highway 1 in both directions.

Expect clogged roads and slow-moving traffic today as the procession of long weekend holiday-goers make their way back home.

Traffic on Auckland's southern motorway is heavily congested after a motor vehicle crash blocked two lanes just outside of Manukau.

A truck which broke down on the centre northbound land on the harbour bridge has now been cleared and congestion is easing.

There are some minor traffic accidents clogging commuters' routes home.

Simone Rinke-Mailman just couldn't stand it. But stand it she had to - she was returning to our biggest city from one of our favourite destinations.

Traffic delays ease for holidaymakers as they head home after long Easter weekend.

NZ Transport Agency says it is shaping up to be the busiest Easter ever on New Zealand roads.