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Fallen tree blocks State Highway 1 north of Auckland

A large tree has fallen across State Highway 1 north of Auckland resulting in traffic delays in the area, police say.

State Highway 2 closed after serious crash

State Highway 2 is closed at Mangatawhiri following a serious crash at about 2:30pm involving a car and a truck loaded with sand.

Police move to stop bad tourist drivers

Police have resorted to phoning rental companies to remove unsafe tourist drivers from the road.

100 years of red light rage

Traffic lights. Can't do with them, can't do without them. Or can we? A century after the world's first lights were switched on, what's the future of traffic control?

Editorial: Cameras unlikely to sort traffic

Cameras stationed at intersections are said to be capable of giving Auckland Transport more accurate information about traffic flow and congestion than is now available.

One killed in three-vehicle collision on SH2

Red-light relief for city

Relief could be at hand for motorists and cyclists suffering red-light rage on Auckland's clogged roads.

Baby dangled out car window

A baby being dangled outside a car window has distressed Hamilton police.

Scores of Cardrona skiiers sent away

The World Cup final appears to have cost some football fans a day's skiing.

Four hurt in wrong-way crash nightmare

Horrified motorists rushed to the aid of four seriously injured people after two cars collided head-on last night on Dunedin's Southern Motorway.

Four injured in wrong-way collision in Dunedin

Brian Rudman: End of the road for the sacred car?

A combination of factors is credited for a drop in car usage, including; higher fuel prices, improved public transport and off-putting traffic congestion, writes Brian Rudman.

Are tighter parking restrictions going to help Auckland?

As Auckland prepares to cram in up to a million more residents over the next 30 years, parking fees and time limits may spread. Are tighter parking restrictions going to help Auckland?

Cows put down after truck accident

Woman killed in Waikato car crash

Highway closed

State Highway 1 near Warkworth will be closed from 7.30pm to remove wreckage of a large truck that crashed earlier today south of Pohuehue.

Bernard Hickey: City too thin for comfort

If only "skinny" Auckland could fatten up, NZ would be much better off, writes Bernard Hickey. I'm talking about Auckland's population and how it organises itself.

Crash causes spaghetti junction snarl-up

Motorists heading into Auckland from the North Shore are facing traffic queues backed up to the Harbour Bridge following a crash earlier this morning.