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Further eruptions disrupt more flights

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

City reaps $100m in vehicle fines

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

Dramatic new photo of volcanic eruption

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

Top cop: 'We should have been clearer'

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

Eruption in Tonga strands hundreds

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.

Taxi driver three times over limit

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

Minister backs down on speed campaign

The Police Minister has defended his decision not to intervene in the police’s summer road safety campaign despite concerns it could be confusing and misleading.

Police Minister orders speed-blitz inquiry

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

Quax gets tweeters all a-twitter

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.

Last selfie from doomed AirAsia jet

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.

Petrol plunge: should price be lower?

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.

Auckland's tops - but how to go further?

Auckland's been judged the 10th most liveable city in the world. Today, we speak to experts and city leaders on how we can jump even higher on the list.

Police continue speed crackdown

Police will continue their crackdown on speed and alcohol after a holiday period in which 17 people died on the country's roads.

'Devastating' holiday road toll hits 17

The death of a man in Christchurch overnight has brought the holiday road toll to 17 - more than double those of the last two years.

Traffic builds at holiday hot spots

Motorists face slow journeys today as the country's busiest roads swell with holidaymakers returning from their summer breaks.

Editorial: An unhappy New Year on the bridge