Roads
Freightways on effects of major damage to SH5 Napier-Taupō road
More rain has further eroded unstable land in Hawke's Bay, and washed away a 30-metre-long section of state highway 5 - the main road between Napier and Taupō.
After Cyclone Gabrielle the road was… Video, Audio
Main highway repairs: Waka Kotahi says it could be months before some reopen
It will be at least a month until SH1 to Northland fully reopens. Waka Kotahi says its crews are working hard to get the road through the Brynderwyns reopened as quickly as possible.
But it says the… Video, Audio
The Week in Detail: Broken roads and brand new planes
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Broken roads and brand new planes
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioWho's picking up the bill to fix the crumbling roads?
Roads up and down the country have taken a hammering after a summer of storms - who pays the repair bill? Audio
Who's picking up the bill to fix the crumbling roads?
Roads up and down the country have taken a hammering after a summer of storms - who pays the repair bill?
AudioMore boots on the ground for Gisborne clean-up
Farmers in Tairāwhiti are looking forward to having more boots on the ground this month to help clean up their farms still littered with forestry debris from recent floods. Regional Federated Farmers… Audio
More boots on the ground for Gisborne clean-up
Farmers in Tairāwhiti are looking forward to having more boots on the ground this month to help clean up their farms still littered with forestry debris from recent floods. Regional Federated Farmers…
AudioWeather: Latest on devastated Coromandel highway
Officials have been checking out the newly formed abyss that runs through a key state highway in the Coromandel. A section of State Highway 25A has completely washed away, after cracks first emerged… Audio
Truckers urge new Prime Minister to get roads fixed
Fixing damaged roads should be a top priority for the incoming Prime Minister according to a freight industry group.
The National Road Carriers Association is pleased Chris Hipkins is going to focus… Video, Audio
Tairāwhiti locals trapped by damaged roads
Hundreds of roads in Tairāwhiti are in a state of disarray, with some residents unable to move for months because their roads are impassable.
This comes after a year of storms and a clean up bill of… Video, Audio
Spring cold snap: Snow, ice, winds
Spring is here - apparently - and along with it a massive cold snap. Snow has closed roads in both islands overnight. The Desert Road remains closed between Waiouru and Rangipo, as is the Napier-Taupo… Audio
Roads to be affected by July 2021 flooding until 2023
Road networks in the Marlborough Sounds affected by the floods of July 2021 won't be completely repaired until 2023. . Kenepuru and Central Sounds Residents Association treasurer Stefan Schulz talks… Audio
Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway opening pushed back again
Another major highway project is suffering significant delays, with the Pūhoi-to-Warkworth Ara Tūhono motorway not opening until next year.
NZTA taking control of NZ's supply of bitumen for roading
Almost all road building bitumen is being taken over by the Transport Agency, which believes it's being ripped off by suppliers.
The best way to parallel park, according to science
Parallel parking is a source of extreme consternation for some people; others revel in the challenge. But what's the best way to parallel park your car? New research has found a simple… Audio
Streets may be safer as speed cut to 30km/h near schools
Auckland streets may be about to get a bit safer, with plans for lower speed limits on more than 1600 roads across the city.
Nearly a thousand of them are around 82 schools in the city.
It's a move… Video, Audio
Waka Kotahi holds firm on safer speed change to part of SH5
The threat of legal action's not enough to make Waka Kotahi pump the brakes on its decision to lower the speed limit on a large chunk of the Napier-Taupō Highway.
The maximum speed will drop from… Video, Audio
Hawke's Bay leaders meet over controversial highway speed
The speed limit on a notorious stretch of road is being hotly debated in Napier tonight. Local mayors, councillors and other leaders have been meeting Waka Kotahi, over the decision to lower the speed… Video, Audio
Frustration as Goughs Bay still cut off after slips
More than five weeks ago, torrential rain set off a series of giant mudslides that washed away the road in Banks Peninsula's Goughs Bay.
But quad bikes are still the only way in and out. Frustrated… Video, Audio
