Letters: National’s short-sighted ferry proposal is way off track
OPINION: '[National's] proposal to buy non-rail-capable ferries is nonsensical.'
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An interview with the serious, if slightly shambolic, new Minister of Everything
Editorial: Slow Govt decision-making on ferries starts to make iRex look good
OPINION: Even with an eye-watering budget blowout, at least there was a plan.
Transport giant wants rail on new ferries
Mainfreight's managing director said the rail connection was vital for the network.
Wellington train delays worsen as staff strike for new contract
Industrial action has been impacting trains, causing delays and overcrowding.
Two workers suffer electric shock at Parnell rail station
Emergency services responded to the incident at Parnell railway station after two workers suffer electric shock
Labour not sure about calls for politicians to be less political over infrastructure
Chris Bishop wants bipartisanship, other parties say he should look in the mirror.
Testing times: Emergency workers rush to Auckland’s new City Rail Link during rescue exercise
Onlookers watched nervously from behind safety barriers.
Death, rocks, doubters, tunnellers and Dublin: CRL's Sean Sweeney
'Would have preferred to stay in New Zealand. I love New Zealand. I’m a passionate Kiwi.'
Opinion: The colossal cost of ferries with no rail capacity
OPINION: Internationally, the price to build a ship has increased by 53% since 2019.
Inside the Aratere ferry grounding: Midnight emails, mud and a disappointed minister
Correspondence reveals the back-up plan if the first refloat attempt was unsuccessful.
Watch: Footage shows train hitting car in near-fatal collision
Distressed train drivers can be heard yelling "Jesus" as the car speeds into their path.
KiwiRail board exodus: Acting chairman named, search for new directors under way
Rob Jager's career includes more than 43 years with Shell in various executive roles.
Editorial: Ferries safe to sail another five years, but should they?
OPINION: It seems the current fleet will need to see us through until 2029.
Hot, crowded and slow: Why lower North Island needs 18 new trains
One time, the air conditioning broke and passengers were handed ice blocks to keep cool.
Inside the $180m plan to keep Interislander ferries afloat until 2029
Experts investigated extending the fleet's life after the mega ferries were cancelled.
Opinion: Budget-busting transport planning needs more political debate, not less
OPINION: NZ needs a broader discussion on what Tiriti-led transport policies look like.
Auckland Transport rolls out $50 weekly fare cap
AT users will be charged a maximum $50 a week, regardless of how often they use services.
Just the ticket: Ollie's train dream comes true
Sitting in the driver’s seat of a train is a dream come true for Ollie.
Letters: New Aratere autopilot grounding theory; Razor's edge in ABs win
OPINION: 'Wow, thank goodness for a bit of a Beauden boost.'
Letters: Bureaucracy gone mad on Aratere grounding inquiries
OPINION: 'The waka-jumping law is more democratic as it puts the rights of voters first.'
‘There is no cover-up’: How an NZ First tweet drove daylight between Luxon and Peters
Public speculation about the Aratere's June grounding ramped up after an NZ First tweet.
NZ First questions whether Aratere ran aground after autopilot was left on
Maritime New Zealand says 'conjecture' around the cause of the incident is unhelpful.
Simon Wilson: Trackless trams in Auckland
OPINION: High-tech solutions offer Auckland a great chance to fix its transport woes.
Letters: Power companies switch common decency for profit
OPINION: 'Is this a society that we can be proud of?'
Revealed: Details of Labour’s $229m bill for Auckland axed light rail
Two engineering firms pocketed $64m for working on light rail.
Why Amtrak is still the best way to see - and taste - America
You won't find a tastier way to travel from New Orleans to San Antonio.
NZTA urgently investigated safety concerns raised by train bosses against KiwiRail
The operators of the Auckland and Wellington networks wrote to NZTA about their concerns.
Interislander ferry's stabiliser fin missing for more than 18 months
It means the ship can't sail in large swells like the ones forecast this week.
Property Insider: Insolvent modular apartment-builder owes $51.7m
A modular housing project has a big financial fallout, liquidators picking up the pieces.
Letters: Live animal exports cruel; USA not okay based on debate
OPINION: 'The people of the USA have no one but themselves to blame.'
Letters: Willis may come to regret writing off KiwiRail's board
OPINION: Also in today's letters – spending secrets, sentencing rules and Razor's squad.
PM brushes off poll result as Kiwis deliver verdict on Budget 2024
Christopher Luxon also stayed ahead of Chris Hipkins as preferred PM but the gap closed.
Steve Maharey: Failure to prepare – this Govt can blame itself for the hole it's in
OPINION: To be blunt, it is becoming obvious that the Government did not prepare.