Auckland Transport has apologised to a disability beneficiary who paid $75 to get to hospital by taxi after a no-show by his bus, but won't compensate him.

Long distance trains from Wellington to Auckland will stop about a kilometre short of the Britomart underground station from December 21.

It comes as no surprise to me that more children are being chauffeured to school than ever, Kerre McIvor writes.

As Wellington bus users look forward to low weekend fares in the run-up to Christmas, their Auckland counterparts face a doubling of the price of new Hop cards.

An issue on a train line in Mt Albert is expected to cause delays this afternoon.

Auckland Transport is considering extending the reach of its $100 million Hop ticketing system to council services such as libraries and swimming pools.

The AT plans make sense, and are far from the officious nonsense many are complaining of.

As Fullers prepares to add two new ferries to its Auckland-Waiheke run, newcomer Explore expects to welcome a third vessel as early as December.

After almost two years, giant boring machine finally punches its way out of the ground.

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Auckland's main commuter bus operator, NZ Bus, has started a "Better Bus" campaign to shame errant passengers into better traveller etiquette, writes Brian Rudman.

Problem with overhead line will delay rail commute home.

Uber faces curbs on its expansion in Britain.

Plans for an overhaul of central and eastern Auckland bus routes, with a new emphasis on feeder services to railway stations, are being unveiled for public submissions.

Logan Pillay was caught off-guard when a passenger punched him, causing him to flinch and drive into the back of the car in front of him.

Upper Symonds St above Auckland's CBD is being eyed as a largely pedestrianised zone when trams return to the city.

The council organisation has begun marking up 1.2 kilometres of extra lanes into the city centre.

Driving your car to work is way more fun than taking public transport, writes Matt Heath. I've been flirting with different ways of getting around Auckland and nothing beats the door-to-door comfort.

The Government appears to be coming around to user-pays charges, such as a motorway toll, to tackle Auckland's chronic traffic congestion and population growth.

A major roadblock has been unblocked after the Environment Court refused to rule in favour of a powerful landlord.

Bus and ferry operator Souter Group is flagging the possibility of a public listing as it puts down the accelerator on growth.

An Uber case debating employee or independent contractor status is significant for other firms in the sharing economy.

The annual rail patronage in Auckland has hit a record number with more than 14 million passengers using the service during the past 12 months.

The annual rail patronage in Auckland has hit a record number with more than 14 million passengers using the service during the past 12 months.

A Wellington bus company has been charged with failing to pass details to authorities about one of its drivers accused of wrongdoing.

A 6-year-old Dunedin boy was left crying on the footpath after he and his mother were not allowed to take his bike on an otherwise empty bus.

Helium-filled balloons have been banned on Auckland's freshly electrified rail network, as some stunned Disney on Ice-goers discovered yesterday.

There are reports a trespasser is on the tracks and disrupting morning train services on Auckland's western line.

Aucklanders commuting to work in the central city will soon have to pay an extra $35 a week at three of Auckland Council's inner-city car park buildings.

A police spokesman said officers arrived about 12.15pm and were still examining the scene of the fatality in Newmarket.