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New Zealand's 'staggering' road toll

Deaths on New Zealand roads made up a "staggering" 41.7 per cent of all fatalities across Australasia over the holiday season.

Breakdown causes delay on Harbour Bridge

A breakdown on Auckland’s Harbour Bridge caused temporary delays for motorists heading home this afternoon.

Traffic builds at holiday hot spots

Motorists face slow journeys today as the country's busiest roads swell with holidaymakers returning from their summer breaks.

Five injured in gorge crash

Further charges likely after Gisborne pile-up

A young Auckland man is facing charges after he allegedly drove through a stop sign and hit a police car, causing a pile-up that wrote off three vehicles in Gisborne.

Motorist drives through stop sign, hits police car

Driver clocked at 240kmh

A driver has been clocked at 240 km/h on the Waikato Expressway and police say driving at that 'crazy' speed takes 450m to stop.

Beach traffic bumper to bumper

Drivers are being asked to make alternative arrangements as heavy traffic north of Auckland creates chaos and holds up holiday plans.

Crash takes out traffic lights in part of Auckland

Power has been returned to traffic lights in Kumeu after a car crashed into a power pole.

Brian Rudman: Just clean up quickly after a crash

It's not revolutionary, writes Brian Rudman, but my solution post-weekend traffic hell is cheap and quick. Just clean up faster after a major crash and get us moving again.

Traffic index decelerates after gains

ANZ's heavy traffic index fell 2.9 per cent last month, seasonally adjusted, reversing most of its gains over September and October.

Man dies after road rage incident

A man has died in Christchurch Hospital this morning after he suffered a head injury during a dispute with another motorist in the city last month.

Traffic delays 'a freak accident' - PM

John 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.

Two drivers seriously injured in Canterbury crash

Traffic snarl-up solutions

City 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.

Brisbane fixes storm-hit city

Brisbane was in clean-up mode yesterday after a supercell storm injured 39 people, cut power to 100,000 homes and caused damage likely to reach $250 million.