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With 4 years of construction work completed, Stage 1 of the Takitimu North Link project has made strong progress, with all major structures, earthworks, and environmental works well advanced. The project focus now shifts to pavement construction and associated drainage and stormwater treatments.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging the owners of Suzuki Fronx vehicles in New Zealand not to carry passengers in the rear seats of the vehicles following the recent failure of a rear safety belt mechanism in a laboratory crash test carried out by the Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP).
The State Highway 57/Tararua Road roundabout construction is now complete – providing a safer intersection and preparing for future growth in the region.
The holidays are almost here, but for those still at work in the nation’s newsrooms, the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) media team will be available to help during the 2025/26 Christmas/New Year break, with the following on-call roster:
Deep into a hillside north of Gisborne, nearly 3 kilometres of new underground drains are reshaping the way water moves through one of Tairāwhiti’s most landslide-prone road corridors.
With plans afoot for the Christmas and New Year break, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is pausing state highway works across Northland to help keep holiday journeys (and sleigh rides) smooth.
New Variable Speed Limits (VSLs) to slow traffic outside Southland schools are set to take effect from the start of the new school year, and the safety enhancements are being welcomed.
NZTA/Waka Kotahi is outlining plans for ongoing drainage and resurfacing work for State Highway Transmission Gully/Te Aranui o Te Rangihaeata this summer.
After receiving considerable community feedback including through a formal consultation process, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is set to make several changes to the speed limits on short sections of both State Highway 1 (SH1) in Motutere, Lake Taupō and SH25 in Coromandel Peninsula before Christmas.
Getting some R & R in these summer holidays means ‘rest & relaxation’ for most people, but for our hard-working Auckland Harbour Bridge, R & R stands for ‘resurfacing & restrictions’.
Construction on the new Hikuwai No. 1 Bridge on State Highway 35 (SH35) has reached a significant milestone, with piling works now underway, laying the foundations for a stronger, more resilient connection for East Coast communities.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has updated the safety ratings for used vehicles on Rightcar.govt.nz. People are twice as safe in a 5-star safety-rated vehicle compared to a 1-star vehicle.
