Traffic

Police are asking motorists to be cautious this weekend as many holidaymakers are set to be going home in time for the return of work.

A person is dead after a motorcycle crash north of Hamilton, and one has died after a car crashed into the water, closing a busy Coromandel Peninsula coastal highway.

One person has died and another has been critically injured after Bay of Plenty crashes, near Rotorua, and south of Whakatāne.

Police say too many drink-drivers caught leaving the Rhythm and Vines music festival let everyone down.

State Highway 1 has reopened after being blocked this afternoon north of Kaitāia after a milk delivery truck rolled, while people have died in crashes near Russell, and in Buller District.

AA says the biggest traffic hotspots are expected to be north and south of Auckland.

A truck has caught fire on the major highway, blocking all southbound lanes near Meremere.

Drivers are being warned to take extra care travelling on roads in the Buller District due to flooding.

Numbers of speed cameras are set to quadruple as NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) takes over their operations from police, the transport agency has said.

Police shut Auckland's southwestern motorway near Onehunga due to what they described as an unfolding incident.

Over half of those who responded to consultation on the plan oppose or strongly oppose it - with many of the concerns coming from healthcare workers.

Water levels are now dropping and bridges and roads are being inspected in Tai Rāwhiti and Hawke's Bay, where flooding has followed three days of heavy rain, and people are being asked to stay off the…

One person has died in a crash in the Tararua District between Woodville and Dannevirke.

Carpark chaos at an Auckland mall over the weekend has prompted concerns about whether the city's roads can handle the holiday demand. Audio