It's going to be a grim weekend for Auckland drivers - construction on two busy sections of the city's motorway is expected to cause chaos.

The number of fines issued by Auckland parking wardens for unsafe tyres has almost doubled in three years, but some councillors say the practice is 'over the top'.

A 10-year-old may have dashed in to the road to return to a lakeside holiday home when she was fatally hit by a motorcycle in the third road fatality this long weekend.

A 10-year-old girl was hit by a motorcycle and killed last night, bringing the holiday weekend road toll to three.

The holiday weekend road toll was at two today as the New Zealand Transport Agency urged motorists to be patient on the roads.

Commuters in and around Auckland are being urged to show patience as traffic is hindered by several gridlocks.

One person has died after a a car and truck collided north of Auckland. It is the first road death of the long weekend.

Northbound Auckland traffic backed up beyond Mt Wellington after a six-car crash at Spaghetti Junction blocked several lanes yesterday.

A car has crashed in Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway during rush hour

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.

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.

A large tree has fallen across State Highway 1 north of Auckland resulting in traffic delays in the area, police say.

State Highway 2 is closed at Mangatawhiri following a serious crash at about 2:30pm involving a car and a truck loaded with sand.

Police have resorted to phoning rental companies to remove unsafe tourist drivers from the road.

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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.

Relief could be at hand for motorists and cyclists suffering red-light rage on Auckland's clogged roads.

A baby being dangled outside a car window has distressed Hamilton police.

The World Cup final appears to have cost some football fans a day's skiing.