NYE: Who is driving you tonight?
Who is your driver tonight? That's the question police want all New Year partygoers to consider - before the celebrations begin.
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Holiday traffic plagued by disruptions
Fatal accidents, breakdowns and huge traffic backlogs have plagued the first four days of the official Christmas road toll period.
Motorists reminded of Auckland Harbour Bridge lane closures
Motorists are being reminded of lane closures on the Auckland Harbour Bridge as its annual maintenance gets underway.
Michael Barnett: Remove roadblocks to progress
Removing roadblocks to allow for decisive action on Auckland's critically important economic growth agenda is emerging as the top issue in early 2013.
Military warned: No cover-ups
Military bosses were told "it is important the RNZAF does not cover up" its illegal shipment of pyrotechnic canisters which endangered hundreds of lives.
Half-written text found in wreckage
A police officer has told how he picked up the phone of a driver killed in a road crash and found a half-written text message on it.
Editorial: If mayor can sell rail study, Govt should stand aside
Editorial: The reactions of Len Brown and Gerry Brownlee when the City Centre Future Access Study was released made it seem barely conceivable they had read the same report.
Peter Chapple: Joys of larger population overtaken by reality
Periodically, calls are made for a rapid expansion of the population of New Zealand - 15 million has been identified as a desirable target.
'Scrooge' squeezes surplus
The Government has been accused of being a Christmas Scrooge and increasing petrol prices in order to protect its promise to get back into surplus in 2014-15.
Petrol, road charges hikes are 'bad news'
Increased petrol tax and road user charges will hit consumers hard in these tough economic times, the National Association of Retail Grocers says.
Marked speed camera vans rolled out
Nabbing speeding drivers in Northland used to be a rather covert affair, but in a drive to make the region's roads safer a speed camera van is no longer incognito.
Petrol price hike unveiled
The Government will increase petrol tax by three cents a litre each July 1 for the next three years, with road user charges being increased by an equivalent amount.
Brian Rudman: Mockery and waste rule in independent inquiry game
Some people get their thrills pulling wings off flies. National Cabinet ministers engage in more drawn-out torture, writes Brian Rudman.
$140m motorway a 'remarkable achievement'
A $140 million four-lane motorway officially opened in Christchurch today was a "remarkable achievement" given the city's earthquake damage and disruption, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee said.
Do we need the Auckland rail loop?
Gerry Brownlee and Len Brown have clashed over a report recommending plans for Auckland's proposed rail link. Do we need it? Vote here.
Motorists face slow future
Not even a $2.86 billion rail tunnel will stop morning traffic in downtown Auckland from grinding down to half its current speed within a decade, a study says.
Minister, mayor clash over transport
The Transport Minister and the mayor of Auckland have clashed over a report recommending plans for the city's transport network.
Auckland transport report due today
A report due out today on Auckland's transport is expected to warn of gridlock for the city if it continues to rely on existing roads.