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Forecast wet weather halts Ngongotahā highway works
The road is closed for work from 9am on Mondays to 2.30pm on Fridays, for about six weeks.
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Southbound lane through Ngongotahā to close for six weeks
The southbound lane will be closed weekdays from March 9 for six weeks.
Serious crash causes citybound gridlock on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway
Two of three eastbound lanes were closed after the Lincoln Rd on-ramp.
AA congestion warning as March Madness delays bite early
Average trips on the Southern Motorway are tipped to rise by six minutes.
Free trial, new provider: Rotorua parking shake-up gathers pace
A free trial begins in a Rotorua CBD parking building as the council reshapes parking.
'Too many cooks boiling the broth': Brown blasts AT as council plans roading takeover
Councillors and Local Board members will take direct control of road decisions.
Letters: Army initiative to incorporate Māori cultural interests is to be commended
OPINION: The Army's Māori cultural move should not be not dismissed as "inappropriate".
Police push back on permanent City Rail Link patrols as opening nears
The $5.5b City Rail Link is pencilled in to open in September this year.
Letters: A bridge toll would hurt those who can't afford it the most
OPINION: Why a toll would be a bridge too far.
Councillor calls controversial Auckland parking rules 'a mistake' for dense neighbourhoods
Jo Bartley lives in an intensified neighbourhood and knows firsthand how bad parking is.
March Madness: Auckland commuters told to plan as traffic surge looms
Congestion is forecast to rise by at least 6.7% during peak March travel.
Nicola Willis says Mt Victoria tunnel ‘all go’ after Chris Bishop hints at delay or cancellation
Transport Minister Chris Bishop hinted the tunnel may need to wait.
Waioweka Gorge convoys resuming this afternoon
The full daily convoy schedule from 7am is expected to resume tomorrow.
'Very big decision': Govt weighs tolling harbour bridge to build new crossing
The Government may need to toll the old bridge in order to build a new crossing.
Complaints after crowded school bus repeatedly leaves 13-year-old stranded at stop
Auckland Transport will trial an extra afternoon service this week.
Parking crunch: Developer warns Auckland intensification is going off track
Shane Brealey says three-storey infill with no parking is clogging local streets.
Southern Motorway to shut for 14 hours as bridge demolished for upgrade
The bridge rebuild is part of a wider SH1 upgrade due to finish in 2030.
NZTA's incident controller on State Highway 35 recovery, challenges
Richard Bayley spoke with the Gisborne Herald about how work on State Highway 35 was going
How Ruakākā's new hydrogen hub is cutting carbon before it even opens
Construction will take just three months and create work for about 50 people.
Editorial: 'Extreme risk', but years to fix Waioweka Gorge
OPINION: Conversations around the resilience of the road need more urgency.
Richard Prebble: Port saga exposes flaws in Luxon's fast-track planning reforms
OPINION: Ships turned away from Tauranga are costing exporters tens of millions a year.
Govt to shut road-cone hotline early after pilot meets its objectives
WorkSafe logged 641 cone reports in June, dropping to 217 in July.
'Now is the time': Wellington councils take first step towards amalgamation
Mayors have revealed early amalgamation talks are underway.
Summer rail shutdown: Auckland trains face nearly month-long halt
All four Auckland train lines will shut from December 27 to January 18.
No show-stoppers: Officials eye September opening for $5.5b City Rail Link
New timetables promise peak capacity of 19,000 passengers an hour, up from 12,000.
The Govt is shaking up road user charges – use our calculator to see what you could pay
With a fuel tax, efficient vehicles pay less towards roading than those using more petrol.
Air NZ adds seats, 'business-friendly' flight times on key Rotorua routes
The new schedule starts from March 30.
Report supports push to make Brookfields Bridge between Napier and Hastings two lanes
Planning for a $35m-plus bridge is under way and a report supports it being two lanes.
Drivers to slow to 30km/h as new school highway speed zones activated
Woodhill, Ngātaki, Oruaiti and five other schools will see new limits from this week.
Quarter of all trucks tested in blitz fail brake test
Authorities tested the brakes of 58 vehicles and found 15 of them were faulty.