Transport
Why warehouses are Asia's new hot property
Online retailers are moving to bigger facilities and increasingly relying on automation to meet demand.
Police say most Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay motorists driving safely
Police in Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay say a low number of drivers are over the alcohol limit.
Petitioner says lower speed limit will have negative impacts for businesses
Locals living by the highway between Napier and Taupō are lodging a petition with Parliament to try and stop the speed limit being lowered to 80km/h along part of State Highway 5.
Tesla adds chill and assertive self-driving modes
An update to Tesla cars adds a mode to follow other cars more closely and to slow rather than stop.
'Dangerous' crash site unchanged despite investigation
A Northland intersection - where students were injured in a bus crash - is yet to change, despite investigators' advice.
Northland bus crash site unchanged despite investigation
A major Northland intersection - where students were injured in a bus crash - is yet to undergo safety improvements, despite investigators' advice.
A bus carrying Otamatea High School pupils crashed… Audio
Reduced bus services continue in Christchurch over summer
Reduced bus services are ongoing in Christchurch this summer due to driver shortages, but not every operator is feeling the pinch.
Six injured in Ōhope crash between campervan and cars
Six people have been injured in a crash at one of Bay of Plenty's summer hotspots.
'Crashes don't discriminate': Police make plea in wake of 'tragic' holiday road toll
The holiday period has closed with a road toll of 17 - making this Christmas-New Year break one of New Zealand's deadliest in a decade. Audio
Two deaths take holiday road toll to 16
The holiday road toll has risen to 16 with fatal crashes in the Tasman and the Waikato.
Two fatalities take holiday death toll on roads to 14
Two more people have died following separate crashes on New Zealand roads over the holiday period.
Investigation underway into West Coast helicopter crash
Air Accident investigators are travelling to the West Coast today, to find out why a helicopter crashed.
2021 road toll: 'Too high, little progress made' - AA
Road deaths are disproportionately high despite pandemic lockdowns, the AA says, with 319 people killed in crashes in 2021.
Two dead following crashes in New Plymouth and Omaha
A teenager has died after being hit by a vehicle north of Auckland, and a person died following a crash in New Plymouth.
Air New Zealand will not serve snacks during domestic flights
The airline says customers will instead be given a snack when they leave the aircraft.
Can the transport sector keep up with NZ's space race plans?
In a briefing to the transport minister, officials raised their concerns about MBIE's aerospace strategy and the ability of transport agencies and private operators to keep up.
Boat crash report highlights DoC 'organisational deficiencies'
The Department of Conservation has made moves to fix "organisational deficiencies" highlighted by a near-fatal jet boat crash with a kayaker.
What's the best way to travel and cut emissions?
Opinion - As New Zealanders plan their summer holiday trips, it's worth considering different travel options and their respective costs, Emeritus Professor Ralph Sims writes.
CAA's lengthy legal battle with pilot costs it $500k
The Civil Aviation Authority's hounding of a pilot over homicide-suicide risk fears has cost it almost half a million dollars.
