
Aucklanders want Govt cash for rail
A majority of Aucklanders want the Government to make a significant contribution to the $2.86 billion city rail link, a new poll shows.
A majority of Aucklanders want the Government to make a significant contribution to the $2.86 billion city rail link, a new poll shows.
Councillors baulk at the prospect of unleashing wardens in public reserves.
Traffic will be slowed and pedestrians given priority in post-quake Christchurch under a draft transport plan, which the public is now invited to have their say on.
A broken cable caused major delays on Auckland's southern and eastern train networks, while a police investigation briefly delayed Wellington services.
Mandatory emissions standards for new vehicles and an electrical "smart grid" are among a raft of ways New Zealand could tap into a global green economy.
Auckland train services are starting to move again after hundreds of Auckland train commuters were left stranded at Britomart Station.
Sweeping changes to the Christchurch public transport system will be introduced next month, with buses on major routes set to run every 10 minutes at peak times.
Even if the benefits of taking the bus far outweigh the benefits of driving, the small inconveniences prevent us from getting out of the car, writes Ananish Chaudhuri.
Auckland Transport has been slugging motorists with fines of $3 million a month for parking and other vehicle offences.
A man has been arrested for allegedly punching a woman while they were travelling into Wellington on a train this morning.
Auckland ratepayers are spending $13.1 million a year to pay for seven boards of directors, seven chief executives and seven executive teams who run much of the Super City.
A West Auckland MP says a new public transport zone plan is discriminatory, likening it to racially segregated "Alabama, 1955"
Burying a review of the pensioners' free bus pass in the middle of the Draft Auckland Regional Public Transport Plan was never going to succeed, writes Brian Rudman.