Latest FromTraffic
![Easter road toll second lowest on record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Easter road toll second lowest on record
This Easter weekend had the second lowest road toll on record and was the first with the new lower alcohol limits for drivers in effect.
![Easter drivers urged to take care](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Easter drivers urged to take care
Easter commuters are being urged to be patient and drive home safely, with the road toll on track to be close to the record low after one fatal crash over the long weekend.
![Motorists make traffic jams worse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Motorists make traffic jams worse
Drivers don’t divert to alternative routes unless they can see the queue, even if they’ve already been warned of a blockage.
![Heavy Easter traffic flows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heavy Easter traffic flows
Traffic heading both north and south out of Auckland has slowed to a crawl in places, as holiday-makers head for their favourite Easter spots.
![Easter weekend: Crack down on drivers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Easter weekend: Crack down on drivers
Police are vowing to focus on preventing "risk-taking" behaviour from motorists on the roads this Easter.
![Motorway chaos warning for weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Motorway chaos warning for weekend
Auckland motorists have been asked to be patient as major upgrade projects start on both the Southern and Northwestern motorways this weekend.
![Truck bursts into flames (+ pics)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Truck bursts into flames (+ pics)
More pain is in store for motorists after a huge truck fire caused motorway mayhem and left behind a cocktail of toxic chemicals this morning.
![Wrong way bus driver charged](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wrong way bus driver charged
Police have charged an Auckland bus driver with careless driving after he took his passengers on a shortcut on the wrong side of the road yesterday morning.
![Bus on wrong side of road](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bus on wrong side of road
An Auckland man has described the moment he witnessed a Metrolink bus drive down the wrong side of the road on the North Shore this morning.
![Plan to 'future-proof' harbour crossing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Plan to 'future-proof' harbour crossing
Preparations are being made for another Waitemata Harbour crossing - with a tunnel east of the Auckland Harbour Bridge the Government's preferred option.
![Albany residents 'struggling to cope'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Albany residents 'struggling to cope'
Watercare says water will not be fully restored in Albany until tomorrow morning at the earliest.
![Burst water main closes Auckland mall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Burst water main closes Auckland mall
A burst water main has left a number of homes and businesses, including the Westfield Mall in Albany, without water on Auckland's North Shore this evening.
![Fatal crash: Tourists on 'trip of a lifetime'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fatal crash: Tourists on 'trip of a lifetime'
Utah couple Tammy and Richard Barnett were on “the trip of a lifetime to New Zealand” before yesterday’s fatal crash, family say.
![Tourist driver safety moves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tourist driver safety moves
Two new South Otago initiatives aim to help visiting international drivers negotiate New Zealand roads safely - and neither involves key-snatching.
![Peter Calder: Left is right - but we don't have to be nasty about it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Peter Calder: Left is right - but we don't have to be nasty about it
My first experience of getting behind the wheel of a left-hand-drive car was a thrilling one, writes Peter Calder.
![One dead after two-car smash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One dead after two-car smash
Rescuers have described the extensively damaged vehicle involved in a fatal road crash in Auckland this morning as unsurvivable.
![Headaches on Auckland's motorways](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Headaches on Auckland's motorways
Several crashes and breakdowns on Auckland's motorways this morning have caused headaches for motorists.
![Diesel spill causes havoc near Hamilton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diesel spill causes havoc near Hamilton
Traffic has been affected near Hamilton this morning after what is believed to be a diesel spill.
![Driver six times over drink drive limit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Driver six times over drink drive limit
A woman caught driving drunk after she drove over a traffic island and mounted a kerb was allegedly more than six-and-a-half times over the breath alcohol limit.
![Auckland traffic back to normal after heavy congestion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland traffic back to normal after heavy congestion
Severely congested traffic on Auckland's North-Western Motorway this morning is back to normal after city-bound queues extended past Hobsonville.
![Cunliffe nabbed by the police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cunliffe nabbed by the police
Bad day for Labour as former leader caught using mobile phone while driving and Carmel Sepuloni stood down from social development role.
![Hidden dangers at traffic lights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hidden dangers at traffic lights
Research has shown how drivers and pedestrians are being exposed to very high levels of air pollutants at traffic lights.
![Brian Gaynor: Plenty of cars, shame about the roads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Gaynor: Plenty of cars, shame about the roads
The reason for the heavily congested roads on Sunday, the end of the long Waitangi Day weekend, is the huge increase in vehicles numbers over recent years, writes Brian Gaynor.
![Girls hit by car: Pair still in hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Girls hit by car: Pair still in hospital
One of three young girls who were injured after being hit by a car as they walked to school yesterday morning is back at home recovering.