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PM says higher petrol tax 'not a new tax'

Petrol tax review is just "routine", Jacinda Ardern says.

Hosking: Crashes aren't about speed or tourists. They're about idiots

Comment: Driving 100km/h is not the issue. Target the issue. Don't punish the rest of us.

Simon Wilson: Getting city moving, strike three

COMMENT: Government's transport plan is a big shift in priorities, Simon Wilson writes.

Motorway projects gone, fuel taxes up

The government is trading in motorways for rail and safety measures - at a cost.

Death in the days without seatbelts

Road toll far higher before seatbelts and motorcycle helmets became mandatory.

70km/h speed limit proposed for rural roads

Report says reducing average speeds by 1 per cent would cut road deaths by 4 per cent.

Easter road toll highest in eight years

Three times as many people died over the long weekend as last year.

Police shoot man dead on SH1: Easter traffic chaos

Delays expected as key transport link expected to remain closed much of the day.

Road remains closed, motorist critically injured following serious crash south of Hamilton

The single occupant of the car had sustained critical injuries in the crash.

Anger growing among locals over deadly stretch of SH2

Local frustration is growing as the number of serious crashes keep climbing

Police thank public for drunk-driver call

A drunk driver has been nabbed by police thanks to members of the public calling *555

Motorway traffic easing after rush-hour madness

Congestion is clearing after a series of crashes during rush-hour.

Pile of wood seen hanging out of vehicle on Western Motorway

A pile of wood was seen hanging out of a vehicle heading down the Western Motorway. Supplied by Facebook / Vincent Ieremia

Local Focus: Big clean-up after Whanganui River flooding

Pipiriki boat-ramp kept open by locals during flood. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Whanganui faces 4.5 per cent rate rise

Council reveals draft rates rise

Brian Rudman: Pursuit policy dead wrong

COMMENT: Too many chases of minor traffic offences end in death, says Brian Rudman.

Twelve dead on NZ roads in four days

New Zealand's roads have recorded a grizzly amount of fatalities in just four days.

Weekend road toll at nine

An elderly woman has died on the weekend from injuries sustained during a serious crash.