Local taxi drivers in London are trying to block the approval of Uber's app, which connects passengers with cars, by filing criminal proceedings against six Uber drivers.

Petrol price is driving people to service stations that offer discounts or savings schemes - and more commuters are taking public transport.

Critics have been demanding AT abandon its exclusive $122,000, shuttle trial, and that staff return to catching public buses and trains to suffer like the rest of us, writes Brian Rudman.

Ticket inspectors on Auckland trains are to be armed with small CCTV cameras on their jackets to combat fare evasion and violence.

A Wellington peak-hour train leaving a station with its doors open and all its passenger staff left on the platform has prompted another reminder from the Government's transport watchdog.

Len Brown's staff have been riding in special shuttles zipping around Auckland - apparently because it's faster than the public transport they provide to ratepayers.

Speed controls on Auckland's new electric trains have affected punctuality between Onehunga and Britomart, where the first three have run since late April.

Interislander management have refuted claims by NZ First leader Winston Peters that the ferry Aratere has blown an engine on its return voyage from Singapore.

A 14-year-old was forced to walk home in a storm after his Hop card was blocked - but his father insists it had more than $20 credit on it.

Noise, vibration, trouble sleeping, turning a popular part of Auckland's waterfront and the busy Albert St into a construction site for years and pedestrian and vehicle disruption.

Allowing electric cars in bus and high-occupancy vehicle lanes is being suggested to encourage more drivers to take advantage of renewable power generation.

Uber, the on-demand ride service has raised a $1.2 billion venture capital round that values it at $17 billion. That makes it more than rental-car giants Hertz Global Holdings or Avis Budget Group.

The Auckland Council has rejected a $75 million offer for the Downtown carpark - with the CEO saying it's 'not currently for sale'.

The operators of Tournament Parking have made a surprise offer of $75 million today to buy the downtown carpark from Auckland Council.

Marzena Simpson says she's not a hero for helping to save the life of a wheelchair-bound woman stuck on train tracks - but two awards for bravery say otherwise.

Aucklanders are making the shift from driving to work to taking public transport.

As Auckland prepares to cram in up to a million more residents over the next 30 years, parking fees and time limits may spread. Are tighter parking restrictions going to help Auckland?

Auckland Council is suggesting a comprehensive shake up for parking in the city, which could mean higher costs to park your car and fewer places you can.

A major shift is underway on America's roadways. Driving strangers once paid terribly but can now bag an UberX driver more than $90K a year.

A report for Auckland Council has cast doubt on the targets set by the Government to make an early start on the $2.86 billion city rail link.

Planning is under way to slash $2.8 billion of new spending at Auckland Council to control soaring debt and rates while pushing ahead with the $2.86 billion City Rail Link.

If you want to know how a city works, ask a taxi driver. Just don't get them started on the taxi industry. Getting around public transport-deprived Auckland by taxi ranks up there with severely congested world capitals like Berlin and London.

So many of our commercial buildings do not have street numbers that are visible. This is so frustrating in wasting time, causing more traffic jams, increased fuel consumption and pollution.

Taxis in Wellington are the fourth most expensive in the world and Auckland cabs are 10th most expensive, a study says.

Inner-city suburbs out of your reach? Maybe not. A new data-crunching tool helps renters to look at how affordable their living situation is when transport cost is factored in.

If only "skinny" Auckland could fatten up, NZ would be much better off, writes Bernard Hickey. I'm talking about Auckland's population and how it organises itself.