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Gridlock-causing roadworks pushed to 2026, MP says city was let down
NZTA received criticism from multiple levels before making the decision to postpone works.
Road crews beat the clock to reopen key Coromandel route early
More than 200 maintenance jobs were completed during the week-long closure.
SH30A reopens: Backlash after traffic chaos, weather pauses works
Students nearly missed NCEA exams as detours caused delays of up to two hours.
Ash cloud halts Tauranga flights as Whakaari stirs again
Ray Dumble says cancellations affected services on Monday night and Tuesday.
Joseph Boden: Roadside drug testing rollout set to begin despite scientific doubts
OPINION: Police will start random saliva tests in Wellington from December.
'Absolute cluster': NZTA reopening Rotorua highway after hours of traffic chaos
The decision follows a mayoral rebuke and a major backlash from businesses and residents.
‘State of gridlock’: Rotorua drivers fume over 'absolute cluster' SH30A closure
Motorists report journeys taking up to two hours to drive between Rotorua suburbs.
Bereaved father fighting NZTA over 'inherently unsafe' brakes in 70,000 vehicles
Coroner Erin Woolley linked six deaths since 2010 to the same brake design.
SH29 over Kaimāī Range to close five nights for urgent works
Abseilers will clear loose rocks and vegetation from the Ruahihi Bluffs.
Police confirm new roadside drug test device – and where it'll be rolled out first
The Securetec DrugWipe 3 S can detect cannabis, methamphetamine, Ecstasy and cocaine.
Editorial: New drug-driving testing regime welcome news
OPINION: The regime will go a long way towards making our roads safer.
'Lack of empathy': Fire brigade's plea after public abuse following fatal crash
'Don’t harass or yell at the volunteers on the ground. That isn’t cool at all.'
$600m Hawke’s Bay Expressway upgrade officially under way
Noise and disruption over the next four years are unavoidable, Chris Bishop says.
Inside Economics: Is the brain drain keeping unemployment down?
ANALYSIS: Is the brain drain distorting our own unemployment rate?
Rotorua highway repair start date pushed back a week
The start of the SH30A resurfacing has been delayed by six days.
Hundreds of truck licences revoked after NZTA audit finds fraud
An NZTA audit in July uncovered false paperwork used in licence conversions.
State Highway 2 to be raised 1.8m as $22m flood project gets under way
The key part of the project is raising a 440m section of highway to link with stopbanks.
'Shaken' children taken to nearby Burger King after fatal bus crash
A passenger in the car died and two others were critically injured in the crash.
'Help me': School children on bus after kapa haka event hurt in fatal Rotorua crash
31 people were injured in the crash between a bus and car.
Watch: Driver films van 'engulfed in flames' on side of major highway
A passing motorist filmed the blaze on Transmission Gully this morning.
Rotorua road closure to disrupt key route for more than a month
Crews will work Monday to Saturday, around the clock, to speed up repairs.
Editorial: Motorcycle tragedy painfully highlights risks of failing to take precautions
OPINION: It is up to each motorcyclist to be as safe as possible.
More than 100 police officers still working despite investigation over false breath tests
NZ Police is not ruling out criminal investigations after 30,000 tests were falsified.
Police across NZ involved in falsifying alcohol breath tests
About 30,000 alcohol breath tests were found to have been falsified.
Police rule out review after 30,000 falsified breath tests uncovered
More than 100 police staff are under investigation over 30,000 fake tests.
Helmet left on bed: Coroner delivers findings after teen killed in motorbike crash
CCTV showed Jack MacConnell riding between 124km/h and 156km/h before impact.
Mayor Wayne Brown weighs in on billion-dollar debate over Auckland to Northland highway
The Northland Corridor could cost up to $18.3b, which Mayor Brown says is too expensive.
One dead, two injured after rural Waikato crash
Two people remain in hospital with critical to serious injuries.
Multiple injured in late-night Auckland crash
Emergency services treated several people with moderate to serious injuries.