Future Auckland: How to get city moving
This week the Herald looks at what Auckland needs to make it an even better place to live. Today we focus on its transport woes, and how to solve them.
This week the Herald looks at what Auckland needs to make it an even better place to live. Today we focus on its transport woes, and how to solve them.
An interactive map reveals the change in commuting patterns in New Zealand since 2001.
If trams are found to be compatible with cars on big city roads, and will carry more people more quickly, then the Auckland Council, Govt and ratepayers must seriously consider them.
Any new generation of Auckland trams would likely start from the waterfront and head up the Dominion Rd commuter spine via Queen St, says the city's transport head.
Aucklanders have spent many, many years admiring what other cities have, but we're catching up now, writes Auckland Mayor Len Brown. There's a real sense of pride growing around our region.
Auckland could become a city of trams again, with light rail back on the drawing board to complement trains and buses.
Paul Rose thought he had a bargain when he secured a $4 return ticket from ManaBus to visit friends in Whangarei, but what he got instead was a "coach trip from hell".
A review of taxi regulations has been launched following a complaint from new industry player Uber.
The police last week kicked a DJ, Tim Phin, out of a car. His crime? A capitalist act between consenting adults.
A driver for ride-hailing service Uber is alleged to have indecently assaulted a 19-year-old woman in Melbourne.
Airfares should fall to reflect plummeting oil and jet fuel prices but airlines are stalling when it comes to delivering cheaper fares, consumer advocates say.
Auckland councillor Dick Quax has been causing a stir online with flippant comments about public transport and the regular presence of police in an Auckland suburb.
Auckland's been judged the 10th most liveable city in the world. Today, we speak to experts and city leaders on how we can jump even higher on the list.
Motorists heading home or away today are being told to expect delays with several roadworks under way.
Auckland commuters got a preview into the city's next big rail project set to start next year.
Rush hour on the New York subway and space is at a premium. Yet despite the crush, some passengers - men, usually, it is alleged - want to take up more room than is entirely necessary...
The beleaguered Interislander ferry Aratere has been cleared to sail again tonight after the vessel suffered yet another technical fault today.
Police are vowing to trawl through CCTV footage for evidence against rampaging youths who brought Auckland's rail network to its knees on Saturday night.
Key Auckland transport projects - including some on which work has already started - face long delays unless new funding can be found from road tolls or higher rates.
Dozens of marauding youths brought Auckland trains to a halt last night as hundreds of people converged on Britomart to get home after Christmas in the Park.
Aucklanders wondering when they will become inhabitants of "the world's most liveable city" have suffered a triple-serving of key service meltdowns in one week.
Not long ago I wondered here whether we need more than one government in a country where the whole population is no larger than an average city in the world.
Len Brown hitched up his pants. Well, he thought, here we go. Here we go again. He surveyed the scene before him like Caesar in the senate of Rome.
California prosecutors sued Uber over the ride-booking company's driver background checks and other allegations.
How much does it cost to buy a clean background check in India's capital? Drivers for Uber say the equivalent of a $130 bribe.
We've listed some of the controversies the car-sharing service Uber has found itself in around the world.
It's not revolutionary, writes Brian Rudman, but my solution post-weekend traffic hell is cheap and quick. Just clean up faster after a major crash and get us moving again.