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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 Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Yesterday

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 • 2 days ago

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 Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • 2 days ago

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 Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Auckland Transport

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 RNZ • 3 min read • Last week

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 RNZ • 2 min read • Last week

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 Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week

National Party

'Asinine' speed bump removal plan: Tāhunanui Hills residents forced to be first responders

Residents say crashes are likely to rise if Nelson council removes speed cushions that cut traffic and reduced collisions on Tāhunanui Hills roads.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 5 min read • Last week

Local Government

No go for trucks on 'low strength' Dannevirke bridge

Heavy vehicles will be diverted from a vital Dannevirke route after tests found the 103-year-old Rawhiti Bridge is far weaker than thought.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 2 min read • Last week

Riverbed

'Tenacity' pays off in community's battle against gravel trucks

Residents of Clarkville have won a safer route after heavy trucks were barred from Baynons Road, easing dust and safety fears.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last month

Local Government

Gisborne bus patronage falls 16% as public transport network faces changes

Passenger losses have prompted a review of Gisborne's routes, stops and school services after bus use fell 16% in six months.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • Last month

Taxation

'Defensible but unpalatable': Road rate aims to put repair costs on higher users

Forestry and dairy operators could face steep bills under a Carterton council plan to shift more roading repair costs onto heavy users.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last month

Supply Chain

Heavy traffic dilemma: Gisborne council investigates rerouting trucks

Funding sought for traffic modelling could decide whether heavy goods vehicles are diverted off Gisborne streets, easing pressure on deteriorating roads.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 5 min read • Last month

Local Government

Rotorua Airport's 20-year business park plan might finally take off

Approvals for earthworks on 5.65 hectares could unlock a 20-year airport business park plan, with new jobs and flood safeguards in Rotorua.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 5 min read • Last month

Supply Chain

Solution for slip-prone West Coast highway edges closer

Work to secure State Highway 6 at Epitaph Slip could still be years off, despite a completed case for a $102 million realignment.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • Last month

Radio New Zealand

West Coast suffering from transport funding squeeze - leaders

Funding shortfalls could force West Coast councils to revert roads to gravel, leaders warn, as tourism and freight access come under pressure.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • Last month

Auckland Council

Transport Minister Chris Bishop defends commissioning another Auckland harbour crossing report

More than NZD $106 million has already been spent on the project, as ministers insist a detailed business case is needed before work can start.

By RNZ • 6 min read • Last month

Local Government

'Highway robbery': South Island leaders demand fairer transport funding

South Island councils say the region gets too little of New Zealand's transport budget, despite generating a quarter of the population and a third of exports.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 5 min read • Last month