Focus: Tips for surviving holiday traffic hotspots
AA spokesman Barney Irvine reveals the best ways to survive holiday traffic hotspots. Video / NZ Herald
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Man charged after film of car blindly overtaking on rural road sparks police probe
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Local Focus: Orange Day Parade shuts down CBD
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Speed limit cuts around every school in NZ
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A serious crash has closed all city-bound lanes.
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Crash causing heavy delays in both directions.
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Police investigate video of 'appalling' 260km/h speeding
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