Transport

Lynda Chanwai-Earle is in the back seat to learn how the Open Road Driver training programme for people from former refugee backgrounds is transforming lives.

Touring cyclists riding at night have been warned that they are putting all road users at risk.

The National Party is trying to drive a wedge between two ministers over their positions on whether to introduce roadside saliva testing for drugs.

Northland needs certainty about the future of State Highway 1 to Auckland, a community leader says.

Buller District Council has voted to revoke the security status of its port, meaning ships from overseas will no longer be able to enter the West Coast town.

There's an urgent need for warning signs on the road to Cape Reinga, where a motorcyclist was killed at the weekend, a Far North firefighter warns.

The minister in charge of road safety is unimpressed with a recommendation from her officials to introduce roadside saliva testing of motorists for drugs.

State Highway One south of Kaikōura has been closed after a truck hit the corner of a tunnel on the road, damaging the entrance.

The road between Kawakawa and Paihia could be closed for two weeks after a massive slip.

A passenger on a Qantas flight from Sydney to Wellington says it's disgraceful that passengers' luggage was left behind in favour of transporting luggage belonging to the English cricket players.