Transport

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Several people have been injured following a two vehicle crash near Queenstown this afternoon.

Bus services in Wellington city and Porirua will be heavily reduced this month due to the national driver shortage and drivers' annual leave.

A motorcyclist has died after going off the road and into the water at Waiotahe, Opotiki.

The Viking Orion first docked in New Zealand in mid-December.

Hundreds of people were stranded on a cruise ship off Australia's coast after a fungus was found on its hull, and it was denied entry to ports in Dunedin and Christchurch.

Police are carrying out significantly fewer roadside breath tests than they used to.

A Rotorua-based research institute hopes to end the country's reliance on imported fossil fuels by establishing a New Zealand bio-energy industry.

Clean car standards are now in force, to tackle carbon dioxide emission levels in the transport sector.

As 2022 came to a close, the Ministry of Transport's road toll count reached a provisional figure of 378 people killed on New Zealand roads during the year.

The main route into Raglan has now reopened after a car crash brought down power lines on State Highway 23.

A year on from Sam Kelman's death, the postal service has reviewed its electric vehicles and updated its processes.

Police have confirmed the death of four people on the roads overnight that involved two separate crashes.

The transport agency is warning travellers to expect heavy traffic on highways up and down the country.

Jetstar has launched an investigation after a "miscommunication" saw a plane load of holiday-makers en route to Bali turned around and sent back to Melbourne.

Police are warning of "heavy delays" on State Highway 1 south of Cambridge and towards the Tauranga turn-off.

Waka Kotahi has chosen this summer to carry out major roadworks as well.

A person has died following a crash in Manawatū overnight.

The Wellington Region has a new expressway for Christmas, but traffic congestion is still expected at its northern end over the busy holiday period.

Airports around the country are buzzing, nearly 20 times busier than they were this time last year.