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Fuel tax hike to pay for road costs
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.
Ask Phoebe: Tunnel links are the way out
Johnstone's Hill escape routes allow motorists to cross in case of accident.
Rail-loop support swamps backing for road link
Survey that includes non-Aucklanders shows motorway north far less favoured.
Fran O'Sullivan: Taupo quake a sharp reminder of risks
Quake-ravaged Canterbury and Auckland are clearly the two major infrastructural challenges facing New Zealand.
$6 toll to cross Auckland Harbour Bridge
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.
Sir Peter Blake awards: Dame Margaret Bazley
Today the Weekend Herald salutes the winners of the annual Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards, which honour one of the country's greatest leaders, the late Sir Peter Blake.
Quakes continue to hit Christchurch
Sizable aftershocks are continuing to shake Christchurch today, as the Prime Minister says authorities need time to sort out what parts of the city will be abandoned due to quake damage.
Hapu: Rail loop safe from taniwha
Representatives of Auckland's Ngati Whatua hapu say mention of a taniwha under the CBD should...
Look out, taniwha on the Auckland rail track
Plans for an Auckland city rail link tunnel could be spiked by a taniwha - a spiritual creature...
Police get tough on speeders for holiday
Drivers caught going more than 4km/h over posted speed limit will be ticketed.
Rail link benefits 'significantly overstated' - review
A rail link in the Auckland CBD would only have a "modest impact on traffic volumes" a Government-ordered review has found.
Waterview approval starts race to win contract
Transport Agency confirms June 16 as deadline for bids from contractors.