Auckland's mayor is ready to up the pace for action on the transformation of the city writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Serious questions need to be asked about events which led to this week's misery and damage.

Auckland's "run-down" rail network will give Rugby World Cup visitors a bad impression of the city.

Fuel tax is likely to rise by about 3.5c per litre over the next two years to help fund hundreds of millions in additional government spending on "roads of national significance" such as the Puhoi to Welsford highway.

Johnstone's Hill escape routes allow motorists to cross in case of accident.

Survey that includes non-Aucklanders shows motorway north far less favoured.

Quake-ravaged Canterbury and Auckland are clearly the two major infrastructural challenges facing New Zealand.

Transport Agency consultants believe tolls of $6 to $8 could pay for a new Auckland harbour crossing. The tolls would be charged on the new crossing and the existing harbour bridge.