Rush-hour traffic in central Auckland will slow to walking pace in 10 years if the central city rail tunnel isn't built, a confidential report warns.

A tourist route where an American honeymooner died has been identified as one of the country's riskiest roads to drive on.

A police traffic officer has been charged with careless driving after he crashed his patrol car into a tree.

Former Cabinet minister Dover Samuels has defended a traffic ticket for driving in a bus lane, claiming country drivers don't know city rules.

Letters threatening stern action for non-payment are being sent out by debt-collecting agency Baycorp.

A man who left his four-year-old child home alone then tried to evade a police checkpoint is one of 17 facing drink-driving charges after a Bay of Plenty crackdown.

A man who wedged his double-trailer truck on a winding hill road north of Wellington after following GPS instructions was a disqualified driver, police say.

A cycling expert is calling on the Government to provide dedicated cycleways with curbing channels to protect cyclists from traffic.