Two officers from the helicopter ran to the scene and took the seven youths into custody.

Road finally reopens after 9am fatal crash north of Wellsford.

A ridge has fought off a front to keep the long weekend weather sunny and hot.

Crashes on SH1 and SH20 this afternoon have created heavy traffic and delays.

100km/h speed limit could disappear on Northland's state highways

AA says 100 lives could be saved each year if road improvements were made.

A person has died in Huntly bringing the holiday road death toll to six.

The target was 100,000. We smashed it, and then some.

The whale had earlier been spotted stranded.

Urban growth corridor stretching from Auckland to the Bay of Islands moves closer.

Not guilty pleas were entered today in the High Court at Auckland.

Waka Kotahi NZTA has revealed where the worst traffic hotspots are predicted to be today.

Last December, the camera issued 3846 fines worth $173,660.

The shooting victim has been named as Zane Smith, 37, of Rodney.

A man died in a shooting last night in Wellsford.

"Is the idea to be caged away until another country figures out a vaccine?"

Claims have been made that the concrete decking slabs will not be strong enough.

It's the first holiday weekend since New Zealand moved to alert level 2 - and we're off.

Motorists are asked to avoid the area as delays are expected.

Auckland Council is also increasing the number of filling stations for residents.

"It has become a health, human rights issue."

The two-car smash was reported just after 5pm on Wednesday evening.

"Precious baby boy" will be sadly missed.

Traffic is gridlocked again on a notoriously busy stretch of highway north of Auckland.

Traffic at a standstill north of Auckland as holidaymakers head away.

"All I could see was this wheel coming towards me and I thought this is going to hurt."

The crash near Wellsford was reported at 12.42pm.