Transport

Flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the crashed Jeju Air jet stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a concrete structure, the country's transport ministry says.

The government is still considering replacement options after ditching Labour's iRex project citing a large cost blowout.

The Tawhai Tunnel, near Reefton, was closed in June last year after structural damage to the tunnel lining was discovered.

Coal trucks are about to stop rumbling over Buller roads, as the 134-year-old Tawhai Tunnel reopens.

The project, which has seen its funding slashed from $69 million to $42m, was originally due for completion in 2021.

Seven crossings have already been canned on Monday, with further cancellations likely. Audio

High winds have put Interislander sailings on hold, with more than 1000 passengers affected.

The old frequent-flyer adage is that sitting at the back of the plane is a safer place to be than at the front - but is that true?

This morning, a police spokesperson said a threat had been made by phone, specific to the flight due to depart Auckland Airport for Dunedin at 5.40pm.

Interislander has cancelled two morning sailings of the Aratere while Bluebridge has cancelled five sailings today.

The CR450 has reached test speeds as high as 450km/h, according to China's Ministry of Transport.

Wild holiday weather has left Cook Strait ferry passengers bracing for a rough ride, and some New Year's Eve crossings cancelled.

Ship exhaust spilled into New Plymouth's harbour this morning has now been cleaned up.

Whakatāne District Council has expanded its road safety stops, despite budget cuts.

AA spokesperson Dylan Thomsen says 2024 is looking like a historic year for road safety.

Many questions are yet to be answered after 179 people perished in the deadliest crash on South Korean soil.