Holidays are a time to relax, celebrate and enjoy life, but the Christmas-New Year period can also be a particularly dangerous time on New Zealand roads.
The Automobile Association and the NZTA are disappointed that only one of the popular vehicles tested in the latest round of Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP) crash testing scored a top safety rating of five stars.
The old Rimu Road bridge over the Southwestern Motorway (SH20) will be demolished piece by piece over three nights as part of the SH20 Manukau Harbour Crossing project. Starting this Sunday evening, the NZ Transport Agency will close all motorway lanes underneath the Rimu Road overbridge to carry out the demolition.
The NZTA's Northern Busway project will close the northbound lanes of the Northern Motorway (SH1) this weekend with an extended closure on Sunday morning to demolish the last spans of the old Onewa Road Bridge.
New brake tests for heavy vehicles (over 3.5 tonne gvm) such as trucks, buses and motor caravans begin today as part of a drive to reduce crashes and improve the safety of heavy vehicles.
