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.

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.

Horrified motorists rushed to the aid of four seriously injured people after two cars collided head-on last night on Dunedin's Southern Motorway.

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?

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.

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.

Motorists heading into Auckland from the North Shore are facing traffic queues backed up to the Harbour Bridge following a crash earlier this morning.

Crashes on Auckland and Wellington highways are causing havoc for rush hour traffic.

Traffic is flowing smoothly in and out of the country's main centres as holidaymakers return home from their long Anzac weekend.

The Easter holiday period has ended with the worst road toll in three years, with four deaths on the country's roads.

Traffic delays are testing the patience of motorists in Waikato as holidaymakers head home after the long weekend.

Police hope to keep this year's Easter road toll at three as they crack down on speeding, distracted and alcohol-fuelled drivers as holiday makers head home.

Highways in and out of main centres around the country suffered heavy congestion today as holidaymakers attempted to make the most of their long weekend en masse.

Police are urging all motorists to heed their "drive to survive" message over the Easter break.

Q: Are there any plans to adjust how traffic merges onto the Northern Motorway from the Wellington St on-ramp?

Transport planners were accused yesterday of trying to limit access to an 18.5-kilometre extension of Auckland's Northern Motorway to make it easier to toll drivers.

Warkworth's maddening turnoff to eastern beaches will be worsened by a $760 million motorway extension past the town, a retired senior engineer warned a board of inquiry yesterday.

Road safety messages urging drivers to take breaks have been contrasted to a lack of service facilities proposed for a 18.5-kilometre extension of Auckland's Northern Motorway.