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!['Terrible month' for red-light running by trains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Terrible month' for red-light running by trains
Three Auckland passenger trains ran red lights last month, alarming rail operator Transdev.
![Bikeway to open - but no uni access](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bikeway to open - but no uni access
A $11m cycleway through Grafton Gully will open this week - but there's no access to Auckland university - sold as the cycleway's most likely users.
![Auckland rail may run under harbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland rail may run under harbour
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee has left open a prospect of trains, trams or buses running under Auckland's Waitemata Harbour - not just motorway traffic.
![Key: Peters will be responsible with balance of power](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Key: Peters will be responsible with balance of power
Prime Minister John Key says if Winston Peters holds the balance of power after the election, he believes the NZ First leader will exercise it responsibly and not force New Zealand back into an election.
![Greens' $500m boost for Christchurch transport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Greens' $500m boost for Christchurch transport
The Green Party would push for almost half a billion spending over five years on public transport in Christchurch.
![Brian Rudman: Drop the dreams, we need reality](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Rudman: Drop the dreams, we need reality
In the Auckland Council's brief existence it has inspired enough "visions" to rival the Vatican's 2000-year-old collection. Queen's Wharf, coastal walkways, sewers, volcanic cones - scratch the surface and you'll find a corny vision to go with it.
![Greens' $10b bid to end city gridlock](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Greens' $10b bid to end city gridlock
The Greens yesterday launched a multibillion-dollar plan to save Auckland from traffic gridlock which dumps mega-roading projects.
![Greens: Spend $10b on public transport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Greens: Spend $10b on public transport
Greens want to spend more than $10 billion on public transport and rail projects over the next decade, allowing buses and trains to run every few minutes at rush hour.
![When you don't 'mind the gap'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
When you don't 'mind the gap'
It took a dash of people power to free a man whose leg became caught between a train and a platform north of Perth yesterday.
![Parking rises likely to irk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Parking rises likely to irk
Most Auckland motorists would take a dim view of parking restrictions or fee hikes to coax them on to buses, trains or ferries.
![Trains back but fault not yet sorted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Trains back but fault not yet sorted
Auckland's new electric trains are back running between Onehunga and Britomart, despite a continuing mystery over a power failure which knocked them out of action last week.
![$500m saved by scrapping rail station](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$500m saved by scrapping rail station
Auckland Transport intends slicing half a billion off its underground rail loop by ditching its deepest station and keeping new trains off the ledger.
![Aucklanders say cut staff - not services](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Aucklanders say cut staff - not services
Many Aucklanders believe the best way to deal with looming budget cuts by the Auckland Council is to reduce staff and salaries, according to the latest Herald-DigiPoll survey.
![Support for cops on trains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Support for cops on trains
Auckland Transport is considering forming a special police force to improve safety on trains.
![Failure to interpret signals led to derailment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Failure to interpret signals led to derailment
An Auckland passenger train derailed earlier this year due to the failure to interpret signals, an internal investigation has found.
![Editorial: Cameras unlikely to sort traffic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Cameras unlikely to sort traffic
Cameras stationed at intersections are said to be capable of giving Auckland Transport more accurate information about traffic flow and congestion than is now available.
![Brian Rudman: Time for bus IT system to get real](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Rudman: Time for bus IT system to get real
In the "not before time" category, Auckland Transport is advertising for a new board director with "exposure to and understanding of information technology area".
![The fault in our trains: New power woes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The fault in our trains: New power woes
Auckland's flash new electric trains have been grounded by power faults which are mystifying the region's transport authority.
![Lack of child safety astonishes police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lack of child safety astonishes police
Plunket and police were disappointed to find 22 children aged under 5 not properly restrained in vehicles during a police operation in Auckland yesterday.
![Mark Bracey: Make people, not cars, the priority](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mark Bracey: Make people, not cars, the priority
Roads are for everyone and road rules were made for all road users.
![Bus driver faces booze charge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bus driver faces booze charge
A bus driver carrying passengers in rush hour traffic was arrested for drink-driving after an alarmed motorist called police.
![Aratere - back, but hardly shipshape](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Aratere - back, but hardly shipshape
The beleaguered Interislander ferry Aratere cancelled another sailing this morning - in what is only its second day back in service after a 3-month refurbishment.