Drivers urged to take extra care this long weekend
A heavy rain forecast is set for Sunday as wet winter settles in.
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5.5 magnitude quake in Fiordland; Ashburton cut off to north; more evacuations in Canterbury
People in parts of Canterbury are being ordered to head to higher ground.
Local Focus: Cyclists invisible in truck blindzones
"Pretty eye-opening to be honest" for hidden cyclists. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Dancing with the cars: Traffic controller a hit with drivers
"I wave at every single car, every single day of every single week."
Ruapehu's bridge problem: The hunt for a solution
A railway crossing, a subsidy or borrowing - fragile bridges to be replaced.
Napier-Taupō Rd speed review: SH5 and 51 consultation extended
It's apologised for suggestion the average travel time would go up by less than a minute.
Auckland congestion charge could hit poor hardest, councillors warn
Councillors have given conditional support for congestion charging in the supercity.
The Daring returns home to Northland after 158 years
158-year-old wreckage of The Daring returns home.
Watch: People seen hanging out of car on Southern motorway
Two people were filmed hanging out of a car on Auckland's Southern motorway on Saturday night. Video / Supplied
'Productive meeting' between Queen St stakeholders, Auckland Council may prevent High Court action
Council was this week served legal proceedings over ongoing Queen St pedestrian trial.
AA boss puts foot down on speed limit proposals
Craig Bowyer says roads need to be better engineered.
Focus: One dead after car crash in Hamilton
One person is dead after a car sped through a Hamilton intersection and crashed into several parked cars on Monday. Video / Belinda Feek
Serious crash in Hamilton
Police and ambulance services arrived at the scene of a serious crash in Hamilton. Video / Belinda Feek
Road Safety: The death toll on New Zealand roads
A look at the recent death toll on New Zealand roads. Video / Nathan Meek
Climate change: How lockdown helped lower NZ emissions
The emptying of roads amid lockdown put slight dent in greenhouse gas emissions last year.
Toppled campervan blocks motorway lane, traffic crawling
It's understood a crane will be used to right the toppled vehicle.
Property owners take on Auckland Council over 'hideous' Queen St
Powerful incorporated society to legally argue Queen St changes have 'decimated' business.
Three dead, 13 hurt one day into holiday weekend
Latest death occurred after a vehicle caught fire after a crash north of Taupō yesterday.
Two dead in crashes at start of Easter holiday period
Road accidents on Thursday night on SH27 and SH2.
Calls to remove planter boxes after traffic trial uproar
Residents say the trial is making their trips to work much longer and hurting businesses.
Police out in numbers in bid to prevent Easter long weekend crashes, deaths, disaster
Police will be out in numbers to target unsafe driving on the roads this Easter weekend
Boxed in: Residents stunned by blocked streets in Auckland suburb
Plywood planter boxes sprout up in busy streets to turn rat-runners back.
Climate change activists challenge South Auckland roading project
The activist group has applied for a judicial review of the Waka Kotahi NZTA led project.
Spate of crashes brings call for drivers to concentrate
Nine crashes have been recorded in the Wairarapa region since last Monday.
Tips for campervan newbies from a 'king of the road'
Prepare to hit the road around Aotearoa with these tips for campervanning newbies,
'Worst' rural road fact of life for South Wairarapa locals
Rural roads are often the bottom of the pecking order when it comes to repairs.
Car enthusiasts looking for 'donated' land to build new skid-pad
Car enthusiasts hit Hawke's Bay's roads in campaign to get a new skid-pad.
Truck and car collide in serious crash in Bay of Plenty
Emergency teams have closed State Highway 2 in Athenree Gorge, while investigators work.
Local Focus: Meet the commissioners - Stephen Selwood 'Tauranga has suffered'
Former Infrastructure NZ boss on being a commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Wellington pedestrian, cyclist deaths and injuries disproportionate
Council data shows nearly half of serious injuries involve someone on foot or on a bike.
City in 'crisis': Commissioners warned of 5000-house deficit in next decade
"We are behind, there are no two ways about it."
Premium: $607 million Hamilton bypass just one year away
The $607m Hamilton bypass is due to open at the end of next year. Video / Michael Craig
Lockdown: Queues forming, motorists turned away at Auckland border checkpoints
Motorists without travel exemptions have already been turned away.
Plans, pipe dreams and empty promises: Auckland Harbour Bridge and its cursed history
Is the revelation the bridge can't handle more strengthening steel its final blow?