AT has started a campaign to sign up cardholders, but the miserable 10 per cent saving over the cash fare has hardly been a great success, writes Brian Rudman.

Aucklanders are being offered hope of cheaper public transport now introduction of the region's $100 million electronic ticketing scheme is complete.

A teenage boy was killed after pushing his girlfriend out of the path of an oncoming train in Marysville, California.

Lengthening a bus lane along a busy commuter exit from downtown Auckland is no substitute for a deferred $15.6 million bus station.

A freight train has hit a cow and derailed south of Masterton, cancelling services to Wellington this morning.

A bus driver was robbed of her cash box by a passenger in the Hutt Valley last night.

A Go West bus had to pull over on an Auckland motorway in peak traffic this morning after a passenger suffered a medical event.

The deputy board chairman at Motat has resigned and 20 volunteers have walked out as troubles grow deeper at the country's largest transport museum.

Forty of the state-owned company's locomotives were taken out of action following the discovery of the potentially deadly material in a soundproofing compound inside one of the vehicles.

Passenger train services on a south Auckland track should be back up and running in time for tonight's Bruce Springsteen concert following a derailment overnight.

Auckland Transport Hop cards have become fodder for scammers, after a Papatoetoe couple handed $20 to fake door-to-door sales representatives.

Tina McCullough doesn't cycle much now - she hasn't had the confidence since her sister Jane Farrelly was killed last year.

More than 200 motorists have been mistakenly referred to a debt collector for not paying parking fines - despite not being sent reminder notices about their bills.

PM John Key has rebuffed a $250m offer from Auckland Mayor Len Brown to kick-start the $2.86b City Rail Link, saying it's on track for 2020.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is offering $250 million of the city's money to kick-start the $2.86 billion underground rail project before the Govt starts contributing.

Bad loser to the end, AT has finally caved in and admitted it was all bluster, writes Brian Rudman. It has no power to force neighbouring residents to mow AT's adjacent roadside berm.

The founders of Auckland-based online taxi booking service Zoomy remain bullish about their business prospects as a major overseas competitor prepares to enter the New Zealand market.

Auckland commuter Marius Botha is relying on the co-operation of bus drivers to get to and from work after a $190 AT Hop card payment disappeared.

As part of his platform for last year's local body elections, Mayor Len Brown said he would push for a 2016 start to Auckland's $2.86b city rail link. However, his ability to gain an early start to the rail link has been much reduced.

The Govt has spent more than $600m acquiring properties to make way for its flagship Roads of National Significance programme, Transport Agency figures show.

Wellington bus passengers can expect some disruptions to their journeys today.

Phoebe Falconer answers your questions about Auckland.

'I put this down as a mayor terrified of the real public.' Questions are being raised about the level of security surrounding Auckland mayor Len Brown.

Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city, is planning to ban all cars from its centre over the next 20 years and put thousands of commuters on bikes.

A truck driver did not know a cyclist had gone under the wheels of his truck until he was alerted by other motorists some 70 metres away, police say.

With no meaningful public transport system and a ban on women drivers, getting to school in Saudi Arabia is a challenge beyond many students.

Dozens of disgruntled commuters are complaining to Auckland Transport each week about its troubled transition to a city-wide integrated ticketing system.

Ferry operator Fullers will change its ticketing system to stop the display of personal details of passengers.