Transport
'We're actually talking about people' - Police brace for long weekend on roads
New Zealand's number of people killed on roads so far this year is 88 - thirteen higher than at the same time last year. As we head toward the Easter holiday weekend the Police will be hoping they can… Audio
Drone rules urged after close call at Auckland Airport
In a close call - one the pilots' association says could have been catastrophic - a drone was flown within 5-metres of an Air New Zealand international flight coming in to land at Auckland airport… Audio
Bumpy forestry road a 'gorgeous' alternative to SH1
RNZ reporter Nita Blake-Persen joins Checkpoint live from Northland, where she joined a north-bound convoy on a forest road, one of the alternative routes to head north after a 20m chunk of SH1 was… Audio
Glass half full for cut off Far North residents
Far North communities hope a massive hole in State Highway One north of Kaitaia will be fixed by Easter, but many locals are finding silver linings in their new-found isolation. Video, Audio
Drone near miss: 'Height of stupidity'
A drone has flown within five metres of an Air New Zealand international flight landing at Auckland Airport.
Kāpiti locals fear loss of flights will jeopardise airport
A vote to preserve the future of the Kāpiti Coast Airport will be made this week.
School uniforms, safety keeps kids off bikes
Teaching kids to cycle won’t mean more will bike to school, unless road safety and school uniform rules are also addressed, a study suggests. Audio
Pukenui washout: Locals drive dodgy road to get through
For the second day, anyone wanting to travel to and from the top of the North Island has to drive a forest road around the washout on State Highway One under police escort. RNZ reporter Nita… Audio
Far North forestry track too scary to use daily - principal
For the second day , anyone wanting to travel to and from the top of the North Island has to drive a forest road around the washout on State Highway One under police escort. Yesterday we heard from… Audio
Northland washout: NZTA hopes to open a lane this week
The Transport Agency says it hopes to open a single lane of State Highway 1 at Pukenui in the Far North by the middle of the week. Audio
Pukenui washout: Police ready for forestry road convoy
The Transport Agency is hoping to have a single lane open on State Highway 1 by the middle of this week after the big washout north of Kaitaia. The police will again be escorting traffic through the… Audio
Children off school as SH1 repaired after washout
A Pukenui school bus driver from the Far North is thanking her lucky stars her busload of children didn't plunge into a hole in State Highway One on Friday when a 20m section collapsed. Video, Audio
Air NZ to close its Hamilton engineering base in May
Air New Zealand has confirmed its Hamilton engineering base will close at the end of May.
Repairs close SH1 Desert Road
State Highway 1 Desert Road is closed until 7pm tomorrow while scheduled repair work is underway.
Can Auckland's infrastructure ever catch up?
Civil contractors say Auckland's infrastructure planning is woeful and chaos in the city will continue for years. Audio
Turangi's ongoing battle with NZTA over town sign
A Turangi motel owner is refusing to back down over demands he change a sign that gives directions to the river and city centre. Tongariro River motel owner Ross Baker's sign says 'Welcome to Turangi'… Audio
Far North SH1 washout: 'You won't walk across that!'
Pukenui locals are rearranging their lives in the wake of a washout on the only road in the area. State Highway 1 between Kaitaia and Cape Reinga was completely washed away on the weekend leaving… Audio
Police escorted convoys to bypass washout north of Kaitaia
A police escort through a forestry track will allow Northlanders cut off by a washed out state highway to head north, or south, this morning. Audio
Northland washout: Forestry road used to access cut-off region
Drivers will be able to travel on a forest track under police escort on Monday morning to bypass the washout that has closed State Highway 1 north of Kaitaia. Motorists had been told not to use the… Audio
Northland washout from lack of investment - councillor
Drivers will be able to travel on a forest track under police escort to bypass the washout that has closed State Highway 1 north of Kaitaia. Motorists had been warned off using the forest route over… Audio
