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Car crash brings Auckland traffic to a halt
A car has crashed in Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway during rush hour
$140m for fast trip to airport?
Traffic will gain clearer runs to and from Auckland Airport from a $140 million accelerated project to turn George Bolt Memorial Drive into a full motorway.
Thirteen injured in expressway crash
Thirteen people were treated for injuries after a crash between a car and a van on the Waikato Expressway, just 1km south of the Meremere Dragway this afternoon.
Drink driving with unrestrained toddler
A woman who was drink-driving with an unrestrained young child standing in the car has been slammed by police for her "appalling and distressing" actions.
All Blacks fans face traffic chaos
Fans heading to tonight’s Bledisloe clash at Eden Park are facing traffic chaos on Auckland’s motorway after a four car pile-up on a Newmarket off-ramp.
Police move to stop bad tourist drivers
Police have resorted to phoning rental companies to remove unsafe tourist drivers from the road.
100 years of red light rage
Traffic lights. Can't do with them, can't do without them. Or can we? A century after the world's first lights were switched on, what's the future of traffic control?
Editorial: Cameras unlikely to sort traffic
Cameras stationed at intersections are said to be capable of giving Auckland Transport more accurate information about traffic flow and congestion than is now available.
Red-light relief for city
Relief could be at hand for motorists and cyclists suffering red-light rage on Auckland's clogged roads.
Baby dangled out car window
A baby being dangled outside a car window has distressed Hamilton police.
Scores of Cardrona skiiers sent away
The World Cup final appears to have cost some football fans a day's skiing.
Wendy's loses High Court battle
Burger chain Wendy’s has failed to get a High Court judge to revoke resource consent for a development next to one of its restaurants where a Carl’s Jr is planned.
King tide flood warning
Auckland motorists travelling on low lying sections of the city's motorway network tonight are being warned to beware of flooding due to a king tide and strong winds.
Four hurt in wrong-way crash nightmare
Horrified motorists rushed to the aid of four seriously injured people after two cars collided head-on last night on Dunedin's Southern Motorway.
Brian Rudman: End of the road for the sacred car?
A combination of factors is credited for a drop in car usage, including; higher fuel prices, improved public transport and off-putting traffic congestion, writes Brian Rudman.
Are tighter parking restrictions going to help Auckland?
As Auckland prepares to cram in up to a million more residents over the next 30 years, parking fees and time limits may spread. Are tighter parking restrictions going to help Auckland?
Highway closed
State Highway 1 near Warkworth will be closed from 7.30pm to remove wreckage of a large truck that crashed earlier today south of Pohuehue.
Bernard Hickey: City too thin for comfort
If only "skinny" Auckland could fatten up, NZ would be much better off, writes Bernard Hickey. I'm talking about Auckland's population and how it organises itself.