A new motorway interchange north of Auckland opens on Wednesday, providing direct access for 10,000 Millwater residents.

Two funeral directors say someone may be killed in increasingly angry disputes between motorists and window washers.

A driver was caught by police using a mannequin as a passenger to make use of the T2 lane at an Auckland motorway on-ramp.

Vehicles attempting to avoid a plank of wood on Auckland's Harbour Bridge has resulted in a seven-vehicle nose-to-tail crash.

Airbus forecasts the volume of traffic through New Zealand's top three airports will almost double to 45 million passengers a year within the next 20 years.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is proposing a 6.5 per cent rates increase today to spend more on transport.

New police red-light cameras with radar technology will go live in Auckland and Wellington starting Thursday.

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) said the gorge could be opened to one lane of traffic from tomorrow morning if conditions allow.

A driver is is dead and at least two other people are injured after a three-car crash in Eastern Waikato today.

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More drivers were caught by speed cameras and on their mobile phones in Waitemata than anywhere else in the country last year.

Traffic was at a standstill this evening on Auckland's northwestern motorway following a four-car crash.

Police said the crash happened south of the Redoubt Road off-ramp about 6am.

Downtown Auckland faces big traffic and public transport challenges with construction on the $2.5 billion underground railway to Mt Eden starting soon.

This Easter weekend had the second lowest road toll on record and was the first with the new lower alcohol limits for drivers in effect.

Traffic heading both north and south out of Auckland has slowed to a crawl in places, as holiday-makers head for their favourite Easter spots.

Police are vowing to focus on preventing "risk-taking" behaviour from motorists on the roads this Easter.

Auckland motorists have been asked to be patient as major upgrade projects start on both the Southern and Northwestern motorways this weekend.

More pain is in store for motorists after a huge truck fire caused motorway mayhem and left behind a cocktail of toxic chemicals this morning.

Police have charged an Auckland bus driver with careless driving after he took his passengers on a shortcut on the wrong side of the road yesterday morning.

An Auckland man has described the moment he witnessed a Metrolink bus drive down the wrong side of the road on the North Shore this morning.

Preparations are being made for another Waitemata Harbour crossing - with a tunnel east of the Auckland Harbour Bridge the Government's preferred option.