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A motorway north of Auckland could cost more than double the $1 billion figure quoted two years ago, latest estimates show.

Forget waving your fist at that driver hurtling past you in a priority lane - electric vehicles are now allowed to zoom down some Auckland motorway on-ramps.

The government has defended its Gisborne regional development plans from accusations it needs to intervene more.

The government has again extended its wage subsidy package but Wellington and Hutt Valley businesses will no longer be eligible.

Quarries are warning that rising building costs will be propelled higher still by pressure on them to move further away from cities and towns.

The driver of a truck carrying a digger that crashed into an Auckland motorway overbridge says he had never driven on Auckland's motorway before and believed his load was under-size.

Auckland's mayor does not back a government-promoted trial that will give electric cars priority access to the city's motorways.

The proposed section from Warkworth to Wellsford is expected to reduce travel times, avoid the winding Dome Valley and reduce crash rates by up to 80 percent.

Work is set to begin next week to clear the largest slips blocking State Highway 1 between Kaikōura and Picton.

An investigation will look at how fair petrol and diesel prices are at the pump, Energy Minister Judith Collins says.

The government says work will start this year on three new bridges in Northland.

Petrol price margins are widening, sparking calls for the government to investigate whether motorists are being ripped off. Audio

Outspoken - Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is confident the government will allow a regional fuel tax to plug a looming gap in transport funding. Audio

Kaikōura business owners will likely ask Finance Minister Steven Joyce for more government support until the road north re-opens, the mayor says.

The government has failed to lead a self-proclaimed "charge" to encourage switching from petrol and diesel cars to electric ones, the Labour Party says.

A central Wellington cordon is expanding to include two more businesses, as preparations are made for the destruction of an earthquake-damaged carpark.

The coastal highway south of Kaikōura has re-opened for the first time since the earthquake that cut the town off. Video

KiwiRail will scrap its electric trains on the main trunk line between Auckland and Wellington and move to an all-diesel fleet.

Analysis - On Sunday, Rebecca Black became the fifth New Zealand jockey to die on the racetrack in 15 years. Joelle Dally examines the sport's safety record.

Four new ministers have been sworn in and others have officially had their portfolios changed today.

Judith Collins has been given lower-profile roles in Bill English's Cabinet but the Prime Minister insists it is not a demotion. Audio