Electronic payments card supplier Snapper says it will claim up to $20 million in costs from Auckland Transport.

Auckland commuters are under renewed threat of disruption after bus drivers voted today to hold all-day strikes every Monday for the next eight weeks.

Bus operators hold lives in their hands, work difficult shifts for little reward, but would prefer to avoid strike, Peter Calder writes in the first instalment of his new column.

Council transport chairman cites lack of competition for the high outlays.

Spending on roads and public transport by central and local government over the next three years will increase by almost 13 per cent with much of the additional cash coming from fuel tax and road user charge hikes, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says.

KiwiRail may slow train speeds as one way to reassure users about the safety of its network.

Auckland Transport board members gather in secret today to finalise a divorce settlement with smart card operator Snapper Services.

Making KiwiRail pay its way sounds like an excuse for running it into the ground.

Tourism developers want to put a monorail into Fiordland, shortening the journey from Queenstown. Bob Robertson defends his scheme, and Dianne Blumhardt urges the Government to turn it down.