Motorists can access AA Traffic information online at maps.aa.co.nz.

AA Traffic will initially provide motorists with quality information on state highway and local road conditions; as well as domestic and international airport timetables. In coming weeks it will provide in-car navigation unit updates; ferry timetables, and a traffic alert service.

"For some time now the AA has published useful road information. However, AA Traffic takes that service to a whole new level. It will enable New Zealanders to access and customise traffic information in a way that helps them commute, go on holiday road trips, or simply better plan their day to day driving," says AA spokesperson Phil Allen.

"To begin with AA Traffic will use data from the New Zealand Transport Agency; NZ Police; local authorities in Auckland City, Manukau, Hamilton, Tauranga, Palmerston, North, Wellington and Christchurch; Auckland and Christchurch airports; as well as AA Members reporting incidents."

"This is the first and very exciting step in the development of a real time traffic information service across all of New Zealand. We hope to rapidly expand our data sources in the future, adding road congestion data from fleet vehicles, additional airports, ferry timetables, all local authorities; civil defence, and bus information," says Mr Allen.

The AA has developed AA Traffic using Geosmart, a company owned by the AA and New Zealand's leading supplier of in-car navigation, fleet management, web mapping, route optimisation, and cartography solutions.

For more information about AA Traffic, motorists should get online at maps.aa.co.nz

For more information contact

Phil Allen
General Manager - Geosmart
New Zealand Automobile Association
T. +64 9 966 8630
M. +64 21 415 310
Email: Phil.Allen@geosmart.co.nz

The New Zealand Automobile Association is an incorporated society with over one million members. It represents the interests of road users who collectively pay over $2 billion in taxes each year through fuels excise, road user charges and GST.