OpinionEditorial: When Kiwis take the law into their own hands, something is seriously wrongA spate of accidents involving tourist drivers this summer has led to several incidents in which South Island residents have stopped drivers and confiscated their keys.02 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionBryan Leyland: Council must get up to speed with future transport needsThe railway tunnel will serve only a very small fraction of Auckland's population and at a huge cost.02 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandMotorway toll would go on road-wideningA $2 motorway toll in Auckland will largely go to widen roads, not build better public transport and cycleways, a debate on transport issues was told last night.02 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandDriver six times over drink drive limitA woman caught driving drunk after she drove over a traffic island and mounted a kerb was allegedly more than six-and-a-half times over the breath alcohol limit.02 Mar 01:39 AM
OpinionHeather du Plessis-Allan: The real issue is beneath our wheelsThe road zigs left, then right, like a river winding around the mountain. There's only a ruler length between you and the edge, Heather du Plessis-Allan writes.28 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandKeys taken after 'hair-raising' drivingA Haast woman who confiscated the car keys from a Chinese tourist driving badly at Franz Josef Glacier says she did what any responsible citizen would do.25 Feb 02:25 AM
New ZealandDodgy tourist drivers could be blacklistedTourists who've had their rental car agreements cancelled for dodgy driving could soon be blacklisted from hiring vehicles in New Zealand.24 Feb 05:58 PM
New ZealandCrash claims fourth victimA fourth American has died after three members of his family were killed in a fatal collision with a truck in Waikato last week.24 Feb 04:20 AM
New ZealandTourist driver has keys confiscatedDrastic action by a person who flagged down a tourist driving on the wrong side of the road and confiscated their car keys yesterday is being investigated by police.24 Feb 02:06 AM
New ZealandPolice pursuit reaches 200km/hA disqualified driver led police on a chase which reached speeds up to 200km/h through the central North Island today.21 Feb 07:00 AM
New ZealandCrash truck driver 'really shaken up'A truck driver involved in a crash that killed three members of a American family and critically injured another is receiving counselling.20 Feb 03:27 AM
New ZealandCrash driver was about start uni in NZThe US family killed in logging truck crash on Tuesday had come to New Zealand to help 20-year-old daughter settle into her new home.18 Feb 11:45 PM
New ZealandAmerican trio killed in Waikato crashThree people killed in a collision with a logging truck yesterday have been confirmed as American citizens, police say.18 Feb 04:19 AM
New ZealandMother pays tribute to crash victimThe mother of one of the women who died in a two-car crash near Thames yesterday has paid tribute to her daughter.17 Feb 11:52 PM
New ZealandNo seatbelts on dead trioThree people who died in a collision with a logging truck in south Waikato yesterday were not believed to have been wearing seatbelts at the time.17 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Plenty of cars, shame about the roadsThe reason for the heavily congested roads on Sunday, the end of the long Waitangi Day weekend, is the huge increase in vehicles numbers over recent years, writes Brian Gaynor.13 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandGirls hit by car: Pair still in hospitalOne of three young girls who were injured after being hit by a car as they walked to school yesterday morning is back at home recovering.12 Feb 10:20 PM
New ZealandAucklanders hire cars of Jafa dreamsImage-conscious Aucklanders appear far more likely to hire cars of their dreams than residents of other regions, according to a new survey.12 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandBridge car-surfer snappedImages of a man car-surfing on Auckland's Harbour Bridge have emerged as an Alexandra man remains in a critical condition after falling from a van travelling at high speed in Central Otago.11 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionDita De Boni: Little pot shots and grand promisesThis week we heard from the PM on what great shape NZ is in, thanks mainly to our extraordinary governance, writes Dita De Boni. It was a picture so incredibly rosy, I almost couldn't wait to live in that country myself.11 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionMark Bracey: Pohutukawa plight could be a roading turning pointNo city in the world has managed to pave its way out of congestion. Auckland will not be the first to succeed but it may be the last to try, writes Mark Bracey.09 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandWarning: 'Get ready to sit in traffic'Motorists are urged to take care on the busy roads this holiday weekend, particularly after a spate of road crashes yesterday thought to be caused by wet conditions.05 Feb 02:36 AM
New ZealandGerman tourist killed in Matakana crashA German woman on holiday in New Zealand to visit her daughter was killed in a crash in Matakana, north of Auckland, yesterday.05 Feb 02:04 AM
New ZealandRain road chaos: One dead, one criticalOne person died after a crash in Matakana and a school bus slid off the road in Manly as five incidents caused traffic chaos in the Auckland region yesterday.04 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandTruck slams into stopped carsFour people have been taken to hospital following a collision between an articulated truck and three cars waiting for roadworks on SH1 near Hinds this morning.03 Feb 04:32 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Liveable Len could stop the chopJust because pohutukawa trees prosper in Auckland's coastal setting is not a reason to treat them as a weed and hack them down when they get in the way of a road builder.22 Jan 08:30 PM
New ZealandTree lovers vow to fight onTree campaigners are vowing to go to court if Auckland's roading authority presses on with plans to chop down six 80-year-old pohutukawa.22 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand640 stung in police blitzMore than 640 drivers were stung with fines during a 24-hour, 84-checkpoint police road safety blitz in central Auckland yesterday.21 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldSqueeze on driver post-crashThis is the miraculous moment a driver survived being crushed between two big rigs in a nightmare pileup on an icy freeway.19 Jan 04:00 PM
