Aucklanders are being consulted on a fuel tax which has strong backing from councillors.

National leader Simon Bridges gave his first speech on the economy this morning.

Labour's plans for two big roads in Auckland may not start for six or seven years.

NZ's growth and productivity cannot continue to be held to ransom by a gridlocked city.

The good news and the problem with the new transport funding plan for Auckland.

Backers of $28 billion transport plan say it will finally unlock Auckland.

Penlink will run through Stillwater to join the motorway at Dairy Flat, taking pressure off the heavily congested arterial route through Silverdale. Twyford told the Herald the new Government will allocate $200 million to get the road built within the next 10 years.

A $28 billion transport programme has been unveiled for Auckland in what's been described by the Government and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff as the country's largest ever civil construction programme.

PPPs likely on two big road projects

Bus strike action set to hit Auckland commuters has been called off.

A West Auckland bus driver's cash box was robbed on his route this morning.

Funerals for Taylor King and Jeremy Tokotai Kaukasi will be held today and Monday.

A new two-year contract will be put to bus drivers for ratification early next week.

Phil Goff has got out of his sickbed to promote a 11.5c fuel tax in Auckland.

A strike against pay and work conditions has prompted the cancellations.

An investigation found his conduct had been in breach of his contract.

AT spokesperson tells of "ongoing battle" to keep motorists out of bus and transit lanes.

Commuters were being warned to expect delays.

Shuttle transport does not make sense when compared to an obvious alternative.

Police are investigating whether two separate acts of vandalism in Auckland are linked.

COMMENT: Govt's new transport policy has generated an awful lot of nonsensical comment.

Lawyer says the crime was committed out of trio's craze for buses.

COMMENT: This Government seems to hate cars and they hate people in cars.

Unlike other countries investing in electric rail, KiwiRail turned the switch off.

New Government plans to bet big on public transport.

Labour will spend $600m more a year than National to fulfil its transport plans.

Petrol tax review is just "routine", Jacinda Ardern says.

COMMENT: Transport package gets show back on road.

COMMENT: Government's transport plan is a big shift in priorities, Simon Wilson writes.

Aucklanders face double whammy of fuel tax hikes of about 20 cents a litre if plans go on.