Cheaper than Brisbane, dearer than Seattle, similar to Wellington. Our public transport fares have landed in the middle of results in a Herald on Sunday survey of fares in six cities.

Auckland's public transport patronage continues to languish.

Auckland bus commuter Joseph Shields is calling fellow passengers to arms against a hefty fare rise.

A disabled Auckland man thought he was a "goner" when a bus closed its doors on him and then yanked him from his wheelchair, leaving him bloodied and bruised.

Passengers on Auckland's new electric trains - the first of which was unveiled yesterday - will enjoy the spaciousness of open carriages from one end to the other.

Auckland Transport is offering crumbs of comfort to what it says is a small proportion of bus passengers - largely North Shore students - facing weekly fare rises of $10 or more.

Auckland Transport has sacked a senior manager amid an investigation into allegations of corruption over roading contracts.

Auckland Transport faces a complaint to the Commerce Commission from a Green Bay bus passenger whose monthly fare has almost doubled.

Auckland bus driver Nico van der Zwet has spoken up in defence of his beleaguered profession and challenged other road users to improve their behaviour.

Police and the New Zealand Transport Agency have ordered 28 Wellington buses off the road over safety fears.

Fire risks and faults with emergency exits are among things being re-checked by police and transport inspectors on Wellington buses after faults were found.

A bus driver on a school run dumped a 6-year-old at the side of the road and headed back to the depot instead of taking him to his bus stop.

Shrouded in bubble-wrap, the first of Auckland's 57 new electric trains has arrived from its Spanish factory.

Bus drivers are facing more accusations of misbehaviour, including an Auckland woman who says her car was almost squashed when a coach forced it on to a motorway shoulder.

North Shore commuters are confused by a late delay to the planned introduction of Auckland's $100 million electronic Hop card system on two large bus fleets.

Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says his scepticism about electric cars has all but disappeared.

Auckland Transport consultants are divided over whether heritage buildings more than 140 years old will survive excavations for the city's railway.

Two large public transport organisations - Auckland Transport and KiwiRail - are holding inquiries into separate allegations of corruption over contracts.

Auckland Transport is resisting pressure from TV3's owners to buy them out of their studios above the city's underground rail project.

A pregnant mother who ran more than 2km after an Auckland train cut her off from her three young sons has received an apology from the rail company.

Neighbours of Auckland's underground rail project fear digging up Albert St and closing its key east-west intersections will spread traffic chaos through the inner city.

A new animated flythrough of the planned Southeastern Busway from Panmure Station to Pakuranga town centre to Botany town centre. Featuring new visuals of the Pakuranga town centre bus station. The Southeastern Busway is one of the major features of the Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI)

Government road-builders stand accused of undermining Auckland's public transport effort by closing bus priority lanes for the Transport Agency's $220 million upgrade.

Traffic is backed up on Auckland's Harbour Bridge following a four-car crash this morning.

Wellington commuter lines will remain closed tomorrow morning with no peak train services or bus replacements operating.