Chief executive of SkyCabs, Hugh Chapman, saw it as the perfect opportunity to dig out his 18-year-old idea.

The industry is set for its biggest shake up in 30 years in a series of sweeping changes that will bring its drivers and those from rival Uber under the same rules.

New Zealand's biggest bus operator is paying $30m to start moving its fleet to electric technology.

The public can now have their say on a new $17.7 million shared path connecting New Lynn to Avondale.

Almost $217,000 of public money has been paid for taxis or buses in the past four years to shuttle stranded train passengers to their destination.

Central Auckland is facing years of chaos as several huge building projects get under way to advance the city's international aspirations.

Commuters stuck in Auckland's rail system yesterday may find it hard to believe but the public transport network is generally reliable and punctual.

Auckland commuters lose 20 working days a year sitting in jams, according to the annual Tomtom survey released this week.

Mum pushes child in pram more than 2kms uphill after bus driver refuses to let her on.

The company assuredly would not again put buses on the road if its drivers were refusing to take fares, and passengers would know which side was to blame.

More than 70 passengers were involved in an emergency water rescue after a fire broke out in a ferry engine while it was out on Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.

Every available bus in Auckland is being used to ease the high demand of March, but people are still begging to be let on at stops.

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A father says his daughters were traumatised when a bus driver honked and yelled at them, threatening to "wipe them out" because they were parked in a bus lane.

Female passengers suffered leg injuries when vessel was hit by a large wave.

Fares on Auckland's public transport services are going up today.

Changes at end of month will make charges fairer leading into simpler zone system, says Auckland Transport.

KiwiRail has told Auckland Council the city's existing rail network needs costly upgrades - some described as urgent four months ago.

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Auckland has survived the first hurdle of today's bus strike, but people were angry when police stopped motorists using bus lanes.

Uber is telling users to brace themselves for surge-pricing tomorrow morning as demand soars from commuters stranded by cancelled buses.

The Queen St exotic trees look stunning. Sadly the 47 nikau palms, which cost $454,000, look half-dead.

More than 500 bus trips on various routes will not run tomorrow due to strike action which will likely cause congestion chaos across much of Auckland.

Schools are urging students and parents to find another form of transport to class on Friday.

Auckland is expected to descend into chaos on Friday as drivers on 70 per cent of the city's bus services strike.

Auckland has been ranked 20th in a survey of cities on the move by global commercial real estate firm JLL.