A service which connects available pilots with passengers willing to split travel costs isn't operating legally says an FAA ruling in the US.

A swarm of hi-vis vests kept drivers in check during a sting at a level crossing in Auckland last night.

The Green Party would push for almost half a billion spending over five years on public transport in Christchurch.

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.

The Greens yesterday launched a multibillion-dollar plan to save Auckland from traffic gridlock which dumps mega-roading projects.

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.

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.

Auckland Transport intends slicing half a billion off its underground rail loop by ditching its deepest station and keeping new trains off the ledger.

Hefty patronage growth on Auckland trains is making the city's transport authority bullish about meeting the Government's conditions for an early star.

Michael Barnett writes: Two things stand out in arguments about how to fund Auckland's $2.6 billion City Rail Link, and other expensive new or upgraded infrastructure.

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.

Auckland Transport is considering forming a special police force to improve safety on trains.

An Auckland passenger train derailed earlier this year due to the failure to interpret signals, an internal investigation has found.

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.

In the "not before time" category, Auckland Transport is advertising for a new board director with "exposure to and understanding of information technology area".

Auckland's flash new electric trains have been grounded by power faults which are mystifying the region's transport authority.

Roads are for everyone and road rules were made for all road users.

A bus driver carrying passengers in rush hour traffic was arrested for drink-driving after an alarmed motorist called police.

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.

It returned to service yesterday after eight months - and the troubled ferry Aratere has had a sailing today cancelled.

A bus passenger has accused the Nakedbus company of abandoning her when weather conditions terminated her bus route to the Bay of Islands.

Auckland's successful Northern Busway has been set back by a Government decision to exclude an extension to Albany from an $815 million package.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown hailed his first 10-year budget in 2012 as the foundation block to transform Auckland once and for all.

Mayor Len Brown has carefully avoided this moment the whole of his first term, but sometime over the next 12 months, he's going to have to stand up and be counted.

For the first time in eight months the Interislander ferry Aratere will cross the Cook Strait.

What exactly does Auckland Council use dog registration fees for?

Aucklanders will be given clear choices, including tolls and congestion charges, to pay for big transport projects in a black budget being partly unveiled today.