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'Gypsy Day' warning for holiday traffic

Motorists are being warned to take care this Queen's Birthday weekend as holiday-makers hit the roads, winter draws in and 'Gypsy Day' stock moving takes place.

Huge waves scatter debris on roads

Huge waves and powerful winds have scattered debris and stopped traffic on coastal roads in central parts of the country today.

Two Auckland toll road tunnels to close

Two Auckland toll road tunnels will be closed early next week as upgrades are made by the NZ Transport agency.

Major delays on Auckland motorway

New SH1 motorway interchange opens

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

Window washer took swipe at hearse

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

This is driving for dummies

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.

Seven-car crash on Harbour bridge

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

Traffic through NZ airports to double: Airbus

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.

Speed traps: There's no hiding...

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

Gridlock from four-car crash eases

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

Delays likely on Southern Motorway

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

Tunnelling upheaval for CBD

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

Motorway to close tonight

Easter road toll second lowest on record

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.

Easter drivers urged to take care

Easter commuters are being urged to be patient and drive home safely, with the road toll on track to be close to the record low after one fatal crash over the long weekend.

Motorists make traffic jams worse

Drivers don’t divert to alternative routes unless they can see the queue, even if they’ve already been warned of a blockage.

Two injured in Avondale smash