As thousands of football fans prepare to head across Auckland in peak hour traffic tonight, organisers are scrambling to avoid a repeat of Saturday's traffic chaos.

Campaigners want Auckland Transport to grant rail services from Swanson to Waitakere a stay of execution.

Those going to the Fifa U-20 World Cup game between NZ and USA at North Harbour Stadium tomorrow are warned to leave early and expect delays.

More buses are promised for tomorrow night's U-20 World Cup football match on Auckland's North Shore after complaints about traffic jams marring Saturday's opener.

The opening match of the under-20 Football World Cup has not run smoothly for some, with public transport issues causing problems for fans.

One of Fuller’s Waiheke ferries broke down this morning and was forced to turn around and return to Auckland.

A spokeswoman said yesterday police had taken a statement from the driver, and would speak to him again before making a decision.

A reader writes: Is it safe to eat the oysters growing in clumps in the Manukau Harbour?

Bus passengers are offered better weather protection and solar-powered lighting from a new range of shelters due for consideration today by Auckland Transport's board.

Intrusive traffic noise in the Auckland Botanic Gardens is feared to increase as a result of planned widening of the Southern Motorway from Manukau to Papakura.

Aucklanders facing a new transport rate are paying "far too much" to subsidise the city's trains.

Early morning commuters had their travel disrupted badly after a diesel locomotive fire at Paekakariki this morning.

People in many of Auckland's poorest suburbs will pay dearly for a transport and general rates package costed at $214 for the average household.

KiwiRail did not have proper communication in place to stop a train from pulling out while a wheelchair-bound passenger was still disembarking, a report says.

Council property agents have been warned off "bullying" an elderly couple into a rush sale of their home for a new highway parallel to the Southern Motorway.

A series of marches and events are expected across New Zealand to mark a global campaign aimed at saving the lives of children.

The annual road safety awareness drive starts tomorrow, and the emphasis this year will be on children, described by Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss as “our most vulnerable road users”.

On April 1 (I kid you not) Auckland Council received an update on air-quality regulations which showed more work with the Government was needed.

KiwiRail is among short-listed contenders to run Auckland's metro trains once Transdev's $60 million-plus management contract expires next year.

After a year living in Mexico it's fair to say the roads were chaotic there. But, I truly believe Mexican drivers were better than Aucklanders, writes Sam Judd.

The New Zealand Transport Agency says the letters I, O, V and X have all been excluded for use in the current series of general issue licence plates.

Artists' impressions of Auckland's City Rail Link include a new underground station at Karangahape Rd built to resemble a stingray.

A new website allows consumers to predict the cost of a taxi fare, accurate to within about $4.

Auckland's new electric trains are still being bugged by computer software and braking problems, which have brought engineers out from Spain in search of a remedy.

Cars may be squeezed out of Auckland's main street as the city's transport authority looks to modern trams to move growing throngs of commuters.

Aucklanders are spending the equivalent of almost 12 working days sitting in traffic each year, and the gridlock only appears to be getting worse.

Increased public transport services are planned to cater for cricket fans heading to the Takutai Square fanzone in downtown Auckland tomorrow.