New ZealandBeach traffic bumper to bumperDrivers are being asked to make alternative arrangements as heavy traffic north of Auckland creates chaos and holds up holiday plans.27 Dec 12:17 AM
New ZealandMore police as holiday period beginsPolice are urging care on the roads over the holidays as a four-car crash leaves one person critically injured.23 Dec 10:21 PM
New ZealandRevealed: Holiday danger spotsPolice are putting their traffic enforcement focus on holiday black spots to keep the annual road toll from surging above 300 deaths.22 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandHoliday driving warningWith the annual summer exodus to the beach about to begin, motorists are being warned to take care while driving this festive season.22 Dec 03:35 AM
New ZealandWalkers to get right of waySlow-speed streets where pedestrians have the right of way have become a feature of the central city and more streets could become more pedestrian-friendly.20 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandPolice: Blitz on drink drivingThe morning after your Christmas party might be your downfall under new drink drive laws. Police in Hamilton have launched a blitz on drink driving in the city, in the lead-up to the holiday season.Watch13 Dec 09:55 PM
New ZealandTraffic delays 'a freak accident' - PMJohn Key has ruled out an earlier construction date for a second harbour crossing in response to huge traffic jams which brought Auckland roads to a standstill on Saturday.08 Dec 03:03 AM
New ZealandTraffic snarl-up solutionsCity leaders question why a crash on the harbour bridge brought Auckland to a standstill. We look at the options for easing congestion if it happened again.07 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandBig rise in pedestrian deathsIt has been a bad year on the roads, with a sharp increase in deaths compared with this time last year, as well as a big rise in pedestrian fatalities.04 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Drink driver' sped through crash siteAn alleged driver driver caused emergency workers to leap for safety as she sped through a rural crash scene in Waikato.19 Nov 07:28 PM
New ZealandJudge wants tourists to sit driving testA Chinese driver whose rental car collided with another vehicle near Queenstown was a "classic case" of why tourists should sit a driving test, a judge says.17 Nov 09:00 PM
New ZealandOtago truck crash victims namedPolice have named two Pakistani men who died in a truck crash on the Crown Range Road, Queenstown, yesterday.12 Nov 10:22 PM
New ZealandSurge in unsafe tyre finesThe number of fines issued by Auckland parking wardens for unsafe tyres has almost doubled in three years, but some councillors say the practice is 'over the top'.04 Nov 01:03 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Take the revolutionary road, LenWhat a shame Mayor Len Brown doesn't surrender to his inner revolutionary when it comes to Auckland's transport woes.30 Oct 08:30 PM
OpinionShould Auckland's motorways have a $2 toll?Auckland Mayor Len Brown has released a plan this morning for a $2 toll to enter the city's motorways. Is this a good idea? Send us Your Views.28 Oct 11:31 PM
New ZealandRoad death casts shadow over weekendOne person has died after a a car and truck collided north of Auckland. It is the first road death of the long weekend.24 Oct 04:55 AM
New ZealandTraffic interactive: School holidays v term timeINTERACTIVE: Many Aucklanders swear their daily commute is much faster when schools are out. The Herald puts the theory to the test.17 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandMan killed in SH1 crashA man is dead and three people have been injured in a two-car crash on State Highway 1 in Canterbury.14 Oct 03:56 AM
ConstructionPower outages halt work at Fletcher Building plantsWork at four of Fletcher Building's main manufacturing plants in Auckland is on hold because of the power cut still affecting the city.05 Oct 11:42 PM
New ZealandAuckland blackout: Heavy rush hour trafficThe NZ Transport Agency said was currently heavy on the Northern Motorway into the city, due to the flow on effects from yesterday's powercut.05 Oct 06:51 PM
New ZealandPeter Calder: Remote controllers keep us moving on busy roadsThe morning sun glints off the Sentinel building towering above Takapuna and the citybound traffic is starting to thicken on the harbour bridge as I start up the southern span.23 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandNZTA spent $10.9m on Basin Reserve flyoverThe NZ Transport agency spent almost $11 million on Wellington's $90 million Basin Reserve flyover before the project was shelved earlier this year.22 Sep 08:35 PM
New ZealandWellington's Basin Reserve report releasedA final report has been released by the independent Board of Inquiry appointed to decide on the flyover proposal for Wellington's Basin Reserve into why it declined resource consent for the $90 million project.05 Sep 05:32 AM
New ZealandMan accused of pointing firearm at neighbourWaikato Police are currently speaking to a man following an alleged armed incident near the Hauraki settlement of Puriri earlier today.03 Sep 06:33 AM