Roads

Crucial repairs to section of State Highway One at the Brynderwyns has again closed the vital gateway to the north.  Audio

A Herald headline this week said Auckland Transport was 'pushing on with $500,000 crossings'. The apparently outrageous expense was also aired on radio and in Parliament as evidence of the urgent need… Audio

Farmers in Northern Hawkes Bay and Tairawhiti are concerned that some long awaited, permanent road repairs are failing within weeks of bitumen being applied. Hundreds of roads in the region were… Audio

By Theo Macdonald: Long-distance rail travel is in for a revival in New Zealand — eventually. And you don’t have to be a nostalgia buff, trainspotter or climate-action protester to see why. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

The Far North's roads are in a perilous state – and the fix-up job is mammoth in scale. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Storms and cyclones have caused major disruptions on state highways across the country this year. What's involved in fixing them up to get them back open? Audio

A hard-hit west Auckland community is split over whether road access should be reinstated to visitors in time for Easter.

Piha is still grappling with the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.

While some… Audio

Take is easy on the roads if you're driving on the long weekend, as Waka Kotahi warns there will be delays.

Easter Weekend and school holidays means potentially thousands on the move over the next… Video, Audio

Washed-out bridges, twisted steel and missing bits of rail track have halted trains around Napier.

A huge clean up operation is now under way to repair the lines after Cyclone Gabrielle tore its… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins visited fragile roads on the Coromandel Peninsula today.

It comes as State Highway 25A connecting Kopu with Hikuai remains closed and State Highway 25 between Opoutere… Video, Audio

Kerikeri businesses are desperate for State Highway 1 to Northland to fully open up - with lengthy detours keeping visitors away.

It's been three weeks since the main highway through the Brynderwyn… Video, Audio

Future proofing Aotearoa's massively neglected state highway network should be a priority, after Cyclone Gabrielle exposed a significant weak spot - ripping up roads and cutting off social and… Video, Audio