Transport
Truck fire causes State Highway 1 delays
A truck that caught fire on Auckland's Southern motorway is being towed and debris cleared from the road.
Academic suggests dropping alcohol limit for drivers
Alcohol plays a part in roughly 30 percent of road deaths - meaning more than 100 people die in their car each year with alcohol in their system.
In a blog post considering ways to reduce the strain… Audio
Meth use a factor in fatal motorcycle crash, coroner finds
A motorcyclist killed in Nelson was trying to overtake a truck when he crashed and was hit by a truck coming in the other direction.
Most damaged section of State Highway 6 in Nelson reopening
The most damaged section of State Highway 6 at the top of the South Island is finally reopening this afternoon, after floods devastated roads and infrastructure in the Nelson Marlborough region last… Audio
Two winters' damage means some Marlborough roads will never be the same
Marlborough Sounds residents have been told some roads will never be the same - after recent weather caused further damage to the already fragile roading network.
SH6 between Rai Valley and Blenheim reopens
State Highway 6 between Rai Valley and Blenheim reopened this morning and the last closed section on the road will reopen tomorrow.
No certainty on time to reopn Mangamuka Gorge to Kaitaia
Northland residents are being warned the severely damaged Mangamuka Gorge could take ages to repair after it was taken out in last week's storms.
The section of SH1 only just reopened last year after… Video, Audio
Residents' relief after road made safe again
Residents living on a busy state highway near the Horowhenua town of Levin are relieved it is safe again to turn into their properties as roadside barriers are moved.
Oversized vehicles cause massive damage to landmarks
Truck and tractor drivers taking short cuts are being blamed for causing hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage to Taranaki landmarks.
E-Scooters producer more CO2 than cars
A study out of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich has concluded that, on average, a shared e-scooter creates 51 more grams of CO2 per kilometer than the means of transport it's… Audio
Shining new Ngā Hau Māngere bridge opens to public
Get your wheels, your shoes, your fishing rod and reel - the old Māngere Bridge has been replaced and is opening to the public. Audio
Shining new Ngā Hau Māngere bridge opens to public
Get your wheels, your shoes, your fishing rod and reel – the old Māngere Bridge has been replaced and is opening to the public.
For more than 100 years the communities of Onehunga and Māngere Bridge… Video, Audio
Competition as Qantas launches AKL-NYC direct flights
A big red kangaroo has bounced right into Air New Zealand's parade, with Qantas launching direct flights from Auckland to New York in direct competition with our national carrier.
From mid-2023… Video, Audio
Services disrupted after tree hits train, landslip in Wellington
Passengers on an early morning train from the Kāpiti Coast this morning were shocked but unhurt after a tree caught in a landslide hit a unit between Plimmerton and Pukerua Bay.
Why Taranaki tyre shops are doing a roaring trade
Taranaki tyre shops are doing a roaring trade replacing bent and buckled wheel rims and tyres blown out on the region's pothole-riddle roads - but it's business they'd rather not have.
Officials set 'optimistic' date for SH6 reopening
Every isolated community in Marlborough has made contact with Civil Defence and officials are optimistic the Blenheim to Nelson highway will partially re-open next week.
Taranaki tyre shops busy as region's roads plagued by potholes
Taranaki tyre shops are doing a roaring trade replacing bent and buckled wheel rims and tyres blown out on the region's pothole-riddled roads.
But it is business they would rather not have. Some… Video, Audio
New $38m Ngā Hau Māngere walking and cycleway to open this weekend
A new $38 million walking and cycleway over the Manukau Harbour will officially open on Saturday.
Marlborough braces for more rain, communities still isolated
The emergency management minister Kieran McAnulty is back in Marlborough today, and will soon head off in a convoy along broken roads to visit communities cut off by last week's horrendous rainfall.
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Nelson faces major freight delays due to floods
Freight entering and departing Nelson is facing significant delays as many roads in the region remain closed.
Flooding and slips in the Nelson and Marlborough region have closed more than 40 roads.
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