A helicopter crash which killed two Northland forestry workers doesn't appear to have been caused by an issue that's prompted red

Tens of thousands of people have watched the video of Shadbolt nipping down to the shops on a push scooter.

Puzzled roadworkers got a surprise when they learned who was playing with their cones.

The New Zealand Transport Agency is taking over control of what's become the Kaikoura Emergency Access Road along the old State Highway 70.

On their way to a party, parents of a 15-year-old claim the driver bought the teenager a box of Woodstocks after he was offered an extra $10.

A set of Auckland parents have been left fuming after allegations an Uber driver bought alcohol for a 15-year-old on his way to a

Emergency services are at the scene of a major crash in rural Hawke's Bay tonight.

Judges orders boss to pay $12,000 to worker seriously injured when fuel tank exploded.

Last week's earthquake is likely to put considerable extra pressure on the nation's already stretched construction sector, says ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley.

Confusion reigned as ridesharing giant Uber appeared at a Parliamentary committee today.

WATCH: Take a virtual tour of Auckland's billion-dollar motorway expansion known as the Western Ring Route.

The NZ Transport Agency has released a new animation showing how the Western Ring Route will make it easier to travel through and around Auckland and the upper North Island.

Scientists at the Scion Research Institute in Rotorua have developed a way to use sawdust to produce biofuel for the transportation sector. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The earthquake-shattered main road linking Picton and Christchurch will "definitely" be closed for at least the next six months, the Transport Minister says.

No one expected them to get this far but a team of Melbourne uni students have taken their new transport vision a step closer to reality.

A free public transport service will roll out tomorrow in Kaikoura to help rural residents get to town.

Over the past eight weeks the High Court at Auckland has hosted a rare prosecution of alleged corruption in the New Zealand public service.

A BMW owner is fuming after being forced to abandon her and her partner's only car in a Wellington building due to earthquake risks.

An alternative inland route for ferry traffic has been established running from Picton to Christchurch, via Murchison and the Lewis Pass.

Power, water and road access is slowly being restored to earthquake-hit areas of the South Island as crews work around the clock.

Why have there been so many landslides after this earthquake? Could we have known this would happen? Experts shed some light on Kaikoura's devastation.

The latest on road closures, public transport, weather, cordons and building damage.

Geotechnical engineers face an "unprecedented" challenge in tackling the many large landslides that have blocked quake-damaged Kaikoura's coastal State Highway 1.

The Wellington region could once again face slips, flooding, and further road closures as bad weather approaches.

Wellington and Kapiti drivers should expect delays due to ongoing repairs and clean-up from slips and flooding, the NZTA warns.

Civil Defence aims to rescue 600 stranded tourists from Kaikoura today.

More than one in three drivers sitting restricted licence tests don't get the chance to complete them.

NZTA contractors have been working urgently throughout the day to assess the safety of key South Island state highway routes.

Plans for a ferry between Whanganui and Port Motueka have been revisited. And pending a feasibility study by the council, could have the Mayor's support. Made with funding from NZ On Air.