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.

Council transport chairman cites lack of competition for the high outlays.

Spending on roads and public transport by central and local government over the next three years will increase by almost 13 per cent with much of the additional cash coming from fuel tax and road user charge hikes, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says.

Air pollution from motor vehicles will kill about 255 Kiwis this year - and while we've got emissions standards, there's no serious testing regime in place.

R plates? Why not 'O' plates for older drivers, too, say some teen drivers who are against compulsory plates.

The Govt could scrap the need for a Warrant of Fitness on new cars under changes to the vehicle licensing regime.

Sarah Payne knows exactly where her best friend, Jane Bishop, made the fateful decision...