Drivers may soon be able to use their mobile phones to ease frustrations caused by the apparent whims of traffic signals, if a research project by a Victoria University professor goes ahead.

The New Zealand Transport Agency was quick to remove human waste from a Wellington tunnel this morning

A stolen motorbike is believed to have been involved in a crash that left one person dead, and another seriously injured.

Choked roads and worsening congestion have led to an “increasing sense of desperation” for Auckland motorists.

Two people have been seriously injured after a two-car smash on State Highway 1 near Te Hana, north of Wellsford.

Heavy fog this morning caused traffic disruptions on Auckland's roads and motorways, but did not interfere with flights.

Traffic is now flowing freely along Dominion Rd in Auckland after a car hit a power pole and power lines earlier this morning.

Police are asking motorists to avoid an oil spill on State Highways seven in the Hauraki district.

Motorists are being warned to take care this Queen's Birthday weekend as holiday-makers hit the roads, winter draws in and 'Gypsy Day' stock moving takes place.

Huge waves and powerful winds have scattered debris and stopped traffic on coastal roads in central parts of the country today.

Two Auckland toll road tunnels will be closed early next week as upgrades are made by the NZ Transport agency.

A new motorway interchange north of Auckland opens on Wednesday, providing direct access for 10,000 Millwater residents.

Two funeral directors say someone may be killed in increasingly angry disputes between motorists and window washers.

A driver was caught by police using a mannequin as a passenger to make use of the T2 lane at an Auckland motorway on-ramp.

Vehicles attempting to avoid a plank of wood on Auckland's Harbour Bridge has resulted in a seven-vehicle nose-to-tail crash.

New police red-light cameras with radar technology will go live in Auckland and Wellington starting Thursday.

This is the moment a driver deliberately blocked a sneaky motorist who tried to beat a traffic jam with an undertaking manoeuvre.

An "extremely drunk" man was found asleep in the middle of a Napier road close to his house after a Friday night bender -- with police taking photographic evidence.

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) said the gorge could be opened to one lane of traffic from tomorrow morning if conditions allow.

A driver is is dead and at least two other people are injured after a three-car crash in Eastern Waikato today.

Keen to avoid peak-hour traffic? There's an app for that.

More drivers were caught by speed cameras and on their mobile phones in Waitemata than anywhere else in the country last year.

Traffic was at a standstill this evening on Auckland's northwestern motorway following a four-car crash.

Police said the crash happened south of the Redoubt Road off-ramp about 6am.

Downtown Auckland faces big traffic and public transport challenges with construction on the $2.5 billion underground railway to Mt Eden starting soon.