Over half Auckland's population doesn't support the council's $150 fines for driving in bus lanes.

As the focus turns from bridging the infrastructure deficit to building the 'nation for the future', there are gritty issues to be addressed, writes Stephen Selwood.

Bus drivers say Auckland City's tough bus-lane enforcement regime is forcing motorists to cut them off with sudden turns.

The head of Auckland's regional council has joined the chorus of criticism of bus lanes, accusing the Auckland City Council of "revenue gouging".

An Auckland City official's blaming of the media for confusion about bus lane rules showed an arrogant attitude, says a fined motorist.

Auckland City is imposing thousands of times more fines than Manukau on drivers illegally using bus lanes.

Public anger has forced the Auckland City Council to back down on its hard-line enforcement of bus-lane rules.

Readers' reactions to bus-lane rules ranged from fury to support. Read what they had to say.

A high school student was taken to hospital after a head-on crash between a school bus and a van on Auckland's Queen St today.