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Council hits the accelerator on Rolleston ring-road roundabout

Residents may face higher borrowing costs if NZTA co-funding falls through, as the $5.37 million Rolleston roundabout is brought forward.

By Jonathan Leask • 4 min read • Last month

Urban Planning

'It's hell': Queenstown workers, mayor, firefighter fed up with traffic congestion

Chronic gridlock is forcing missed call-outs, long school runs and stalled businesses, prompting Queenstown officials to seek fixes.

By Katie Todd • 4 min read • Last month

Urban Planning

Reprieve sought for blocked ambulance bay in Masterton

Parked cars are delaying emergency callouts in Masterton, prompting a council bid to extend no-stopping rules outside the ambulance station.

By Emily Ireland • 4 min read • Last month

Urban Planning

Hastings speed limits: Almost 60 roads proposed for lower limits

Residents are being asked for views on lower speeds across nearly 60 Hastings roads, with changes aimed at safer streets and school zones.

By Linda Hall • 5 min read • Last month

Airports

Fulton Hogan opens new asphalt plant in Wellington

Capacity constraints in Wellington should ease as a 200-tonne-an-hour plant boosts asphalt supply for roads, ports and airports.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Urban Planning

Government urged to invest in Feilding roads before 'tragedy occurs'

Safety fears are mounting as residents push for roundabouts at two Feilding intersections, with traffic expected to worsen as the town grows.

By Rebecca Hogan • 4 min read • Last month

Road Safety

$10m for new SH25 bridge hoped to alleviate Coromandel traffic pains

Traffic on the Coromandel's busy SH25 should ease next year, as NZTA replaces the ageing Ramarama Stream Bridge for NZD $10 million.

By Jordan Smith • 3 min read • Last month

Local Government

Repairing historic Tararua bridge costs more than replacement

Ratepayers may face a cheaper bill by replacing the 97-year-old Alfredton bridge, after repair estimates climbed above the cost of a new structure.

By Rebecca Hogan • 3 min read • Last month

Urban Planning

$10m for new SH25 bridge hoped to alleviate Coromandel traffic pains

Motorists on State Highway 25 should see fewer bottlenecks from next year as NZTA replaces the ageing Ramarama Stream Bridge with a two-lane crossing.

By Jordan Smith • 3 min read • Last month

Tauranga City Council

32 crashes in six years: Roundabout to get improvements

Safety work is coming next month after 32 crashes at a Tauranga roundabout left two people seriously injured and seven more hurt.

By Ayla Yeoman • 3 min read • Last month

Metservice

Weather: Heavy rain falls on lower North, upper South Island

Heavy rain and slips have closed several South Island highways, with travellers urged to delay journeys and snow also forecast.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Last month

Local Government

Government road funding cuts will cost Tararua nearly $1.3M

Ratepayers face an extra NZD $1.286 million bill over three years unless Tararua's road funding cut is reversed.

By Rebecca Hogan • 3 min read • Last month

Climate change

West Coast business welcomes NZTA's U-turn on road funding

Councils and ratepayers have been spared steep local bills after NZ Transport Agency kept majority funding for two isolated West Coast roads through 2030.

By Vihan Dalal • 4 min read • Last month

Urban Planning

ACT promises to axe millions in roadside art spending

Motorists could be spared millions in roadside sculptures and monuments, with funding redirected to road building under ACT's transport policy.

By Craig McCulloch • 3 min read • Last month

Sustainability

New Zealand records third-warmest winter on record

South Island warmth and a June heat spike drove New Zealand's winter to 9.7C, with 27 places logging record seasonal temperatures.

By Kate Newton • 2 min read • Last month

Māori

'Iconic national' road thrown a funding lifeline

Ratepayers in South Wairarapa will avoid a funding gap of up to NZD $35 million after NZTA agreed to keep Cape Palliser Rd largely subsidised for three years.

By Emily Ireland • 3 min read • Last month