Transport Minister Simon Bridges cut a ribbon this morning to mark the completion of the four-lane 18km Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway, north of Wellington.

The Government has confirmed it is now open to the introduction of electronic road tolling in Auckland.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges cut a ribbon this morning to mark the completion of the four-lane 18km Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway, north of Wellington.

Motorists in West Auckland are being warned of a power outage in the area that has affected traffic lights in Te Atatu.

Judy Richards, whose son Rhys Middleton was killed by a tourist driver last year, is leading calls for testing foreign motorists.

A truck dropped a steel beam on State Highway 1 through Hamilton this morning, causing delays for motorists.

Weary passengers forced to wait even longer after plane to Auckland is delayed yet again.

Excavators are set to start clearing large slips on earthquake-damaged SH1 north of Kaikoura - almost three months after November's 7.8 magnitude quake.

Scrub fire sent large plumes of smoke spreading across both sides of the motorway.

There's no "silver bullet" to fix congestion problems in Wellington's CBD, but the team focusing on the issue hopes a combination

New Mt Roskill MP Michael Wood has spoken of his concerns for working class families in Mt Roskill during his maiden speech in Parliament.

Heavy rain has undermined part of State Highway 53 near the bridge over the Tauherenikau River.

Train lines between Onehunga and Penrose, in Auckland, have been suspended because of a fault and people are being warned of delays.

A bus service which cost ratepayers just over $50,000 and ran up to 11 times a day had no passengers on most trips.

Midwives have complained that a lack of safe transfers from Central Otago and Queenstown to main centres is putting "women and babies at risk".

The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

New figures from all 280 bus services around Auckland show the percentage of time each service arrives within five minutes of its scheduled arrival.

Auckland Airport handled close to one million international passengers in December as tourism booms and concern about pressure on infrastructure grows.

Women are saddling up and launching bikie gangs as Auckland's roads become increasingly cyclist friendly.

St John has begun rolling out a new generation of ambulances equipped with stretchers that can carry heavier patients.

Police have closed the main road through Levin.

People are dying at Auckland's worst intersections - and the council and police are working together to stop the carnage.

The Christchurch City council has nearly spent $1 million on land to create a new car park in Sumner.

With two consecutive long weekends approaching for some Kiwis, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is urging travellers to plan their journeys.

In the past five years, 21 crashes have been recorded at this Auckland intersection - 13 of which resulted in injury.

The big slip that buried the South Island's Midland railway line near Otira last week has been cleared and the line repaired to allow trains to resume overnight.

A fully autonomous, driverless shuttle, which will carry up to 15 people, has been introduced at Christchurch Airport today.

A trial for a 15-seat autonomous shuttle is about to start at Christchurch Airport.

The RV, which is 45ft long and eight-foot wide, is a home on wheels that is probably more impressive than your house.

An Auckland signwriting company sends a clever message to an errant motorist.