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Queen St car ban touted by Council

NZ's premier retail street could be blocked to vehicles and turned into a mall in a move reminiscent of New York's reclaiming Broadway for pedestrians.

Rodney MP lobbies for toll highway

Panels to cut motorway noise for St Marys Bay

<I>Ask Phoebe:</i> Airport flag fliers to get a hurry up

Agency chided over pollution figures

Back to work but it'll take a bit longer

Highway lane closure will avoid that sinking feeling

<i>Ask Phoebe</i>: Giving way to right still source of confusion

Target to double bus train and ferry trips

Trapped and angry on the highway

Holidaymakers faced huge traffic jams north and south yesterday as they tried to leave Auckland.The Northern Gateway toll road and the Kopu Bridge entry to Coromandel Peninsula were jammed as thousands deserted the city.

Travel woes as roads are busy or close

Count to 100, impatient drivers told

Police have urged motorists travelling north from Wellington to exercise patience in 'extremely heavy' traffic today. Two people have so far been killed on NZ's roads since the official start of the holiday road toll period.

1000 fatal crashes, 1 warning

One of NZ's most experienced road policing officers has resigned, saying the job is taking too great a toll on his health.

Campaigners unveil plan to transform inner-city 'wasteland'

<i>Editorial:</i> Quay Street chaos - let this be the last time

Push for bus lanes in centre of road

Auckland Transport is being asked to consider running bus lanes down the middle of Dominion Rd while reviewing an $84 million upgrade project.

Unexpected demand brings motorway fix of up to $160m

The fair cop

The festive season is a time of excess. But as the country’s top traffic officer Paula Rose tells Alan Perrott, there is little cheer in counting its cost.