Ministry of Transport paints grim picture of Auckland Council transport spending.

A chunk of busy State Highway 1 near Christchurch has been closed after a crash.

A woman was allegedly so drunk she drove straight into a cordon at a Hamilton crash scene.

One person was trapped after a crash in the Te Puke Highway.

Some motorists say the new Waterview Tunnel slashed their morning commute in half.

This morning was the ultimate test of the Waterview Tunnel. A Monday in peak-hour traffic.

Commuters are already experiencing problems with the brand new tunnel.

A number of sightseers have been keen to get an early glimpse of the Waterview tunnel.

The first cars have driven through the long-awaited Waterview Tunnel

One land on Rosebank Rd is closed while emergency services deal with a leaky transformer.

Vehicle hit by car fleeing police at Omahu Rd intersection on Napier-Hastings expressway.

Lane on the Southwestern Motorway is blocked after a motorcycle crash.

A motorist who woke to find himself impaled on a fence post tried not to "freak out".

The NZ Defence Force bomb squad destroyed a suspicious object in Huntly tonight.

Motorists are being warned that SH1 will be closed south of Kawakawa this morning.

Porirua man Aporo Joyce was hit by a car and killed on a pedestrian crossing on Wednesday.

A truck driver has died after his vehicle and another truck collided

The journey into town from the west is taking a long time today.

State Highway 16 is blocked by a crash near Kumeu. All traffic is being diverted.

Traffic from Lower Hutt to Wellington slowed; pedestrian hit in Blenheim critical.

The Waterview tunnel has been formally opened and opens for cars in early July

The incident, between two roundabouts near the railway bridge, is blocking one lane.

Traffic is backed up on a number of Auckland motorways this evening.

A young man is believed to have been killed in a fiery crash near Thames

Crashes have closed the Northern and Southwestern Motorway's right lanes.

Car crashes and breakdowns are causing delays in Auckland this morning.

State Highway 39 south of Temple View, Hamilton is down to one lane after a truck crash.

The tickets were gone in hours but those living closest to the tunnel have missed out.

A pilot has survived after a plane crash-landed in South Auckland.

An oil tanker has crashed on SH6, the Haast Pass Highway; Police say don't drive in area.