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174km/h to avoid being late for lunch

A young man speeding at 174 km/h because he was 'late for lunch' is one example of some appalling driving in the holiday break.

<i>Editorial:</i> Rail shutdown casts doubt on service's value

Good start to holiday period on the road

Drivers appear to be taking more care on the roads over the Christmas period, with police noting a reduction in road crashes this year.

Rail work under way

Travel woes as roads are busy or close

Keys to making history

Count to 100, impatient drivers told

Police have urged motorists travelling north from Wellington to exercise patience in 'extremely heavy' traffic today. Two people have so far been killed on NZ's roads since the official start of the holiday road toll period.

Air NZ showing off new plane above Auckland

EU delivers ultimatum to airports

The EU criticised airport operators yesterday for failing to deal adequately with the heavy snow and freezing weather.

Dreamliners idle as Boeing's nightmare continues

New 'cuddle class' fleet marks dramatic changes

The handover of Air NZ's first 777-300 aircraft is the biggest development in commercial air travel in 30 years, the airline says.

Police take hard line on boy racers

Taxis to have security cameras from August next year

Push for bus lanes in centre of road

Auckland Transport is being asked to consider running bus lanes down the middle of Dominion Rd while reviewing an $84 million upgrade project.

Campaigners unveil plan to transform inner-city 'wasteland'

Govt reviews case for city rail tunnel

Transport Minister says many questions remain over $2 billion-plus project.