Joliet will close Chicago Street to bring in downtown sculpture – Shaw Local
A section of Chicago Street will be closed Monday and Tuesday as parts of the new city sculpture…
Police urge driver patience after 13 people killed on NZ roads in a week
Acting Assistant Commissioner Steve Greally, road policing and district support, told the Herald that police view any death…
Flaxmere village centre master plan approved after years of planning
“We have spent time in Flaxmere understanding how people use the town centre, and that has informed our…
Anzac weekend road toll: Police urge holidaymakers to drive home safe after two killed
The vehicles hit each other near the intersection of State Highway 36 and Leonard Rd near Ngongotahā, 10km…
Flooding closes Central Hawke’s Bay roads, hall surrounded by water, heavy rain warning extended for Tararua
Heavy rain fell across the region overnight, with severe thunderstorms striking coastal areas south of Cape Kidnappers. Several…
Hawkes Bay expressway four-lane upgrade right on track, with a little help from the cyclone silt
The 7km upgrade between the Links Rd/Pākōwhai Rd interchange and Taradale Rd includes a duplicate two-lane overpass at…
My Uber driver fell asleep at the wheel
Four Spinoff writers were in an Uber when the driver fell asleep at the wheel. Lyric Waiwiri-Smith recounts…
School holiday traffic alert as heavy rain moves up South Island
Outlook for main centres Auckland is forecast to drop to about 14C tonight, slightly warmer than the April…
Nine killed on roads in five days as police issue driving warning
Some of the serious crashes have involved young people, he said. In the past 24 hours, two people…
New Zealand’s naughtiest street names from A to (nearly) Z
In search of some levity this week, we’re cataloguing national treasures like Butts Valley Road, Cockburn Street and…
Serious two-truck crash closes State Highway 57 near Levin after six die on roads in past 48 hours
Fire and Emergency central shift manager Murray Dunbar confirmed firefighters were called at 2.29am to the two-truck crash…
Horror weekend on NZ roads as six people die in six separate crashes
One person also died following a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 43 in Stratford this morning. Emergency services…