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.