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'No one's crying': SH1 blocked by milk and cheese spill
'We’re just cleaning up the spilled milk, but no one’s crying. Well, not in our crew.'
Up to 30,000 expected at Gisborne music festval
Rhythm and Vines-goers urged to take care over cyclone-damaged roads.
Christmas toll: Nine killed on Kiwi roads
Last year, the Christmas-New Year road toll was 21.
Kaimai Range tragedy: One dead after crash between car and petrol tanker
It brings the holiday road toll to nine already.
Road works on Forgotten World Highway to continue next year
The entire highway is on track to be sealed by the end of 2024.
Mount Maunganui fatal crash brings holiday road toll to eight
One person died after a crash last night at a Mount Maunganui intersection.
Holiday road toll rises to six after Canterbury crash
Two people were also taken to hospital with moderate injuries.
Police urge caution after Northland's horror Christmas weekend
Two Northland road deaths and suspected drowning spur police safety call.
Why almost everything we know about road safety has changed
Road safety in New Zealand is among the worst in the developed world. Is that okay?
'Far too many': Road toll an alarm for summer
“You’re only a second away from a truck coming at you.”
Police frustrated by death toll on roads
Police plead with drivers to take extra care ahead of holidays following a tragic weekend.
Brynderwyns to close for nine weeks next year, NZTA confirms
Easter is set to be spared as plans for the closure of the Brynderwyns are revealed.
SH30 collision: Two die in region's third fatal crash in three days
Three other people were badly injured in Monday's Te Ngae Rd/State Highway 30 crash.
‘Please take your time’: Message to Hawke’s Bay motorists after deadly weekend
The road toll across Hawke’s Bay this year has now reached 17 deaths.
SH16 closed after truck crash, motorists told to take alternative route or delay travel
The road is expected to be closed for several hours.
Serious injuries in Bay of Plenty and Waikato crashes, police seeking one driver
Police are seeking a motorist involved in a Tokoroa crash in which a cyclist was injured.
Firm fined after truck crash revealed false logbook entries
Truck driver entered rest break in log book hours before he was due to arrive at it.
Shot at, bashed, intimidated: Road workers speak out on 'extreme' abuse
NZTA boss worries for industry's future as half of staff quit within a year amid abuse.
Construction of key $40 million roundabout at Piarere gets underway
A site blessing was held this week on the dangerous Waikato intersection.
Work on final site of flood repairs on SH4 completed
Work on the site started in early 2022.
Kapiro Rd residents thrilled with council decision to reduce speed limit
Residents of Kapiro Rd in Kerikeri are thrilled with the speed-limit reduction.
One dead after Masterton tractor and motorcycle crash
The Manawatū rescue helicopter transported one person to hospital.
Median barriers, wider roads and roundabout transforming one of Hawke’s Bay’s deadliest roads
Safety is at the heart of Napier to Awatoto highway's makeover.
AT vows to fix 550km of potholed roads, but road deaths forecast from funding cuts
There'll be a blitz on road maintenance this summer, but safety funding could be cut.
Timaru crash: Emergency services rush to the scene
Emergency services were called to the scene just after 1pm.
Drones brought in to assess major slip, highway still blocked
The road was closed on Sunday due to a significant slip.
Slip closes SH2 between Napier and Wairoa for second time in a week
Another slip has closed the road, a week on from a slip which caused a fatal crash.
State Highway 4 retreat project expected to be finished soon
It is the last major repair to be completed on Parapara Rd after the June 2015 floods.
Billion dollar solution needed for Taupō's beautiful but deadly highway
What's next for the accident hotspot on SH1 between Taupō and Tūrangi?
Speed limit cuts could relieve 'absolute pandemonium'
“This is a pretty hot topic for a lot of people and a lot of other councils."
Auckland Transport defends public transport price hike as 'very light'
Bus, train and ferry fares will rise by 6.2 per cent in February next year.