Auckland could gain a new $3 billion-plus Waitemata Harbour crossing within 15 years if Steven Joyce's programme is followed.

A remark in a barber shop may prove instrumental in costing rail users more money to catch electric trains.

Auckland's long-awaited $1bn rail electrification project is back on track, under Govt funding approval to buy a fleet of new trains.

Public transport in Auckland is set to take a huge leap forward, says ARC chairman Mike Lee.

The Vehicle Confiscation and Seizure Bill gives courts the power to send cars owned by repeat offenders to the crusher.

The Govt has allowed the banning of cars "cruising" down certain streets as a raft of its hardline measures today start becoming law.

Top public servants received substantial pay rises in the past year, while there was also a big jump in civil servants earning over $100,000.

Auckland drivers may face more red-light cameras - and $150 fines - if the Govt accepts a novel city council revenue-sharing proposal.

Speed is the biggest killer on New Zealand's roads - with the number of deaths at a five-year high and motorcyclists the leading casualties.