Auckland commuters got a preview into the city's next big rail project set to start next year.

Following the July breach, Mr Brownlee claimed he was given permission by an airport staff member manning a secure exit door to bypass security.

The Government and the Auckland Council are at loggerheads over a start date for the $2.4b underground City Rail Link, and that's only going to add to the cost.

China's big three state-owned airlines are spreading their wings and heading for New Zealand this summer and have room for the number of flights to double.

The Government is muscling in on Green Party turf by promising an extra $100 million over four years for urban cycleways.

The National Government's $212 million plan to put a series of hand-picked regional roading projects in the fastlane using asset sales cash is not backed by a strong economic case.

Collisions, ill-timed power failures, near misses and fires are among more than 50 dodgy incidents involving ships around our coasts over the past year.

Labour admits its new transport policies - scrapping trucks from fast lanes and motorhome rego fees - are 'small', while the Transport Minister labelled them a 'joke'.

Cars banned from Australian roads due to safety concerns are still rolling into NZ, despite experts calling for a halt - and the Government admitting it needs to change.

New drink limits are far from a harsh crackdown. It is a step that finds the Govt in tune with the level of drink-driving that most people here and abroad think acceptable.

Hope Appleton is pleading to be let off a curfew on restricted driving licence holders, rather than risk walking home alone from work after midnight.

What many were predicting would be a one-horse race for one of the biggest political prizes in the land, could at last come alive, writes Brian Rudman.

Auckland International Airport isn't profiteering and is a expecting reasonable return over the coming four years, according to the antitrust regulator.

Authorities are to take urgent action to monitor rapidly increasing drone activity after conceding they know of as few as one in 10 unmanned flights.

More than half of motorcycle and scooter users are ignoring warnings about wearing safety gear, risking horrific preventable injuries, experts say.

Not even a $2.86 billion rail tunnel will stop morning traffic in downtown Auckland from grinding down to half its current speed within a decade, a study says.

New Zealanders are dying and being seriously injured in crashes that could have been avoided with a lower drink-drive limit.