More than 640 drivers were stung with fines during a 24-hour, 84-checkpoint police road safety blitz in central Auckland yesterday.

Difficulties for the start-up of the Uber passenger service have prompted an official review of New Zealand's regulations.

A review of taxi regulations has been launched following a complaint from new industry player Uber.

This is the miraculous moment a driver survived being crushed between two big rigs in a nightmare pileup on an icy freeway.

A Court of Appeal win for a Christchurch company which dug up a carpark over a $300,000 payment reinforces the importance of clear communication in arrangements.

Police are concerned drivers are getting complacent about using mobile phones after the number caught using them has doubled since 2010.

It's been labelled a revenue-gathering mission, but the police "zero tolerance" summer speed limit campaign contributed just $420 in fines.

The police last week kicked a DJ, Tim Phin, out of a car. His crime? A capitalist act between consenting adults.

People wanting to sit practical driving tests are facing hefty waits of up to six weeks before their driving skills can be assessed.

Fifteen fatalities upset the armchair experts, but the bigger picture shows there's no need for alarm, says Eric Crampton

A ban on cars from the summit of Mt Eden, one of Auckland's best-known sightseeing spots, has overwhelming support in a new Herald-DigiPoll survey.

Further volcanic eruptions have disrupted more flights to and from Tonga this evening.

Motorists have forked out more than $100 million in parking and vehicle fines from Auckland Transport over four years - and owe plenty more.

A dramatic new image has emerged of the volcanic eruption which has disrupted air travel to and from Tonga.

Police Commissioner Mike Bush has admitted there was some confusion around police’s summer road safety campaign.

Hundreds of travellers and holidaymakers have been left stranded after flights to and from Tonga were cancelled yesterday because of a huge volcanic ash cloud.

A taxi driver is out of a job after allegedly being found more than three times over the new drink driving limit.

The Police Minister has admitted he had concerns over the summer speed enforcement message before it went public, saying it was confusing and ambiguous.

Mr Pettigrew, 62, hardly misses a beat in greeting or thanking and farewelling each passenger boarding or getting off his bus.

A driver for ride-hailing service Uber is alleged to have indecently assaulted a 19-year-old woman in Melbourne.

After slugging motorists with almost $10 million in bus lane fines since its formation in 2010, Auckland Transport says its enforcement efforts appear to be succeeding.

The $1.4 billion Waterview Connection in Auckland - has passed the halfway mark now that two of the traffic ramps for its giant motorway-to-motorway interchange are completed.

Two Uber drivers face court amid a crackdown that led to an Auckland DJ being kicked out of his cab yesterday.

Only one person has been banned from driving under a punitive new regime for motorists who refuse to pay their speeding fines.

The type of New Zealand-built aircraft involved in yesterday's skydiving crash has never been in an accident due to a mechanical error before, its maker says.

"Exiting a plane at low altitude to get out and activate parachutes and have them open normally and land safely is amazing."

Auckland councillor Dick Quax has been causing a stir online with flippant comments about public transport and the regular presence of police in an Auckland suburb.

AirAsia crash victim's family learned of their loved one's fate after being sent a selfie he featured in, taken on board flight QZ8501 as it prepared for takeoff.

Kiwis should have more disposable cash as petrol prices fall around the country, but consumer groups say the amount we fork out at the pumps should be lower still.