Transport
State highways set for biggest ever summer roadworks programme
Summer holidaymakers should expect disruptions during road trips as the transport agency begins the country's largest ever road renewal season.
Faulty truck brake failed, killing roadworker, court told
A truck driver closing his cab door was probably all it took to dislodge a dodgy handbrake, sending the vehicle down Ngauranga Gorge and fatally striking a road worker.
Calls for Auckland Transport to rethink cycleway plans in Papakura
Papakura Local Board has called on AT to build a separate off-road walking and cycleway instead of concrete separators in the area.
Widow speaks at court case for worker killed by runaway truck
A tearful widow of a roadworker killed by a runaway truck has told a Wellington court you can't have a broken heart and harbour anger.
Fulton Hogan appeared in the district court yesterday for… Audio
Air Ruatoria briefing passengers in te reo Māori
You might get to hear Ngāti Porou's national anthem 'Paikea' sung live if you fly with Air Ruatoria.
The little airline briefs its passengers in Te Reo Māori and is challenging Air New Zealand to do… Audio
Union on masks no longer required on public transport
It might be masks off on buses from today, but how are the drivers feeling about all this?
Tramways Union president Gary Froggatt spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio
SH59 to reopen after being closed for weeks
One of the main routes out of Wellington - State Highway 59 - is set to reopen this Thursday after being closed for weeks.
Investigation into Kaikōura tragedy continues
Families of the five people killed in the boating tragedy in Kaikoura are still coming to terms with what happened.
An investigation into the capsizing of a charter vessel with 11 people on board is… Audio
Investigators looking at Kaikōura capsize
Investigators have started contacting witnesses to the fatal capsizing of a boat south of Kaikoura at the weekend.
Five people who were in the cabin died when the chartered vessel overturned at Goose… Audio
Waka Kotahi still cagey on plans for importing bitumen, documents show
Documents show Waka Kotahi believed it was well placed to step into the country's $100 million-plus bitumen market in a big way.
Could you keep your driver's licence on your smartphone?
The Transport Agency is looking at introducing a digital driver's licence people would keep on their phones.
Govt help for Far North roads promised, but region must wait - McAnulty
Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty is promising Northland cash to fix its flood-damaged roads, but cannot say how much or when he will deliver on the commitment.
Two arrested as police remove Mt Messenger occupiers
A month-long occupation of the Mt Messenger bypass site on State Highway 3 in Taranaki has come to an end this afternoon, as police removed protesters and made two arrests.
Far North District Councillors want more money spent on roads
Far North District Councillors want the government to write a cheque for hundreds of millions of dollars so they can get on with fixing their roading network.
Council representatives have just met… Audio
Law change proposal to transform streets
The Minister of Transport is proposing to amend land transport rules and the Local Government Act so councils can more easily transform streets to support public transport and more active forms of… Audio
Company ordered to pay more than $600k over deadly dust cloud
A Bay of Plenty company has been sentenced for its role in sending a dense cloud of lime dust across a motorway, that resulted in a deadly multi-vehicle crash.
The company was spreading lime at a… Audio
Delays fixing Northland roads will cost lives, locals say
Northlanders say slow progress on their region's broken roads is going to cost lives and keep a chokehold on the region's economy. Audio
'The plot is thickening': Wellington bus damage possibly deliberate
A bus tunnel in Mt Victoria has now reopened following an earlier closure, but some delays are expected as buses resume normal services. Audio
$30m for urban development projects
Waka Kotahi is rolling out the next phase of its urban development programme, Streets for People, with $30 million earmarked for projects in 13 regions. The programme aims to accelerate the process… Audio
Some stuck in queue for citizenship while others zip through
Thousands of New Zealand residents are languishing in a queue for citizenship while some new applicants are being approved within weeks.
Among those waiting are relatives needing a passport to visit… Audio
