The NZTA would not expand this week on its legal advice about including Uber as a second party in prosecutions of unlawful drivers.

Watch NZH Focus: Government website crashes as process to contact Kiwi car owners under way in "largest recall in history".

NZTA has banned its staff from using Uber during work time or claiming Uber rides on expenses.

Fleeing drivers could face more jail time and have their vehicles automatically confiscated if politicians support advice for harsher penalties.

Aucklanders may have to stump up extra $300 million for City Rail Link after confirmation the cost has blown out to between $2.8 billion and $3.4 billion.

In a major milestone for Auckland City, the Government will today officially stump up half the cost of the long-awaited city rail link.

Tauranga motorcyclist Rhys Middleton was killed by an overseas driver. Now his mother is campaigning for a change in the law allowing visitors to drive in NZ.

A police crackdown on taxi and Uber drivers last weekend saw 129 people given infringement notices and 18 drivers forbidden to operate.

She was failed for going too fast, then failed for going too slow - while others have simply fled city and country just to get their licence.

Police have covertly monitored some of the country's most dangerous level rail crossings this week as the number of near misses continues to rise.

Joanne Harrison, accused of stealing more than $700,000 entered no plea because her lawyer wasn't present.

Alcohol-activated locks which prevent drink-drivers from starting their car will soon be mandatory for repeat offenders.

A former Ministry of Transport manager is back in New Zealand and has appeared in court on dishonesty charges.

Safety on State Highway 2 will dominate a meeting tonight after a horrific crash that killed five people.

Thousands of dollars of public money has gone missing - and Labour wants to know why the Transport Minister tried to keep the matter quiet.

Trucks are involved in nearly a quarter of all fatal crashes but, most of the time, they are not at fault. The Ministry of Transport's

Transport Minister Simon Bridges ignored official advice to consult with councils before announcing he would allow electric cars to use bus lanes.

COMMENT: There's much that Government could do that would be useful. Taxing us more is not one of them.

American Airlines and Qantas say their expanded alliance across the Pacific will directly benefit New Zealand passengers and they expect more competitive air fares across the Pacific.

Drivers need to know the speed limits that apply on urban and rural roads no matter what locality they are in.

A spend of more than $360,000 on pay television subscriptions by Government departments has been criticised by Labour.

Russell Howarth is a former English riot policeman who has taken to performing citizens arrests on Sydney Uber drivers.

Uber's chief strategist has told Transport Minister Simon Bridges that NZ's approach to framing rules concerning the taxi-booking service will be watched around the world.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges takes over as head of the International Transport Forum as the organisation tackles ways to boost global trade and tourism at its annual gathering.

There's something strange about Tom Short's little yellow Datsun 1200. It might be that it can clear a quarter mile in a lightning-fast 14 seconds.

New police red-light cameras with radar technology will go live in Auckland and Wellington starting Thursday.

The Government remains sceptical about plans by Auckland Council to introduce a motorway toll or a fuel tax as a new congestion busting tool.

Threats to burn down a driving tester's home and to call down divine retribution on another's children are among a growing number of abuse cases faced by licensing staff.