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![Meet New Zealand's $40b Super man](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Meet New Zealand's $40b Super man
New NZ Superfund chief executive Matt Whineray on how he manages $40 billion of our money.
![Auckland palm business owes creditors $392K, only has $2K in assets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Auckland palm business owes creditors $392K, only has $2K in assets
The initial liquidation report shows creditors are likely to be left out of pocket.
![Train fare dodgers face new $500 fine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Train fare dodgers face new $500 fine
Don't like Auckland's new train fare-dodging penalties? Don't try it overseas then.
![Britomart train derailment results in huge repair bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Britomart train derailment results in huge repair bill
Passenger train derailment at Britomart last month has rung up a $44,000 repair bill.
![Fifty train carriages headed to the dump](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fifty train carriages headed to the dump
The inner walls of the carriages contain asbestos, so they must be buried.
![Twyford not keen on buses to Auckland Airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Twyford not keen on buses to Auckland Airport
Transport Minister Phil Twyford favours light rail over buses to Auckland Airport.
![Fast, safe, flexible road freight streets ahead of rail and sea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fast, safe, flexible road freight streets ahead of rail and sea
The Government has been talking about getting freight off the country's roads.
![Pedestrian killed by train in Upper Hutt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Pedestrian killed by train in Upper Hutt
The victim died at a railway crossing in Upper Hutt.
![Elon Musk has LA tunnel vision](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Elon Musk has LA tunnel vision
Musk will build a train network under LA to bring an end to "soul-destroying traffic".
!['Inexcusable' conduct as train leaves early](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'Inexcusable' conduct as train leaves early
A Japanese rail company has issued a humble apology after a train left 25 seconds early.
![Rail deal may go off track for Super Fund](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rail deal may go off track for Super Fund
COMMENT: The Super Fund needs to face a financial risk on light rail.
![Simon Wilson: Light rail should have business salivating](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Simon Wilson: Light rail should have business salivating
COMMENT: Why new light rail lines and the Super Fund's interest are so good for Auckland.
![Fast track: Auckland rail lines could be ready in 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fast track: Auckland rail lines could be ready in 2024
National is threatening to scupper two new rail lines if it's in power after 2020.
![Commuting headache: Britomart to remain closed tonight after train derails](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Commuting headache: Britomart to remain closed tonight after train derails
Britomart to remain closed tonight after train's derailment near platform this morning.
![Passengers on derailed train feared it was a quake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Passengers on derailed train feared it was a quake
"We thought there might have been a gunman or something."
![Ngāruawāhia rail bridge deaths: What next?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Ngāruawāhia rail bridge deaths: What next?
Sport and activities help keep Ngaruāwāhia youth busy. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Why Auckland doesn't need fuel tax](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Why Auckland doesn't need fuel tax
OPINION: Auckland council should make savings instead.
![Train victim's mum: We want to stop deaths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Train victim's mum: We want to stop deaths
Keenan Matthes' whanau say they never want another family to experience what they have.
![Simon Wilson: In praise of joined-up transport thinking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Simon Wilson: In praise of joined-up transport thinking
The good news and the problem with the new transport funding plan for Auckland.
![$28b transport plan will 'unlock Auckland'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
$28b transport plan will 'unlock Auckland'
Backers of $28 billion transport plan say it will finally unlock Auckland.
![The Auckland blackouts that lasted five weeks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The Auckland blackouts that lasted five weeks
We look back at the six worst power cuts that have plunged Auckland in the dark before.
![Auckland trams not coming until 2025, say experts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Auckland trams not coming until 2025, say experts
The Prime Minister's promise for trams in Auckland by 2021 is more like 2025, say experts.
![Comment: Light rail to airport plan just doesn't stack up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Comment: Light rail to airport plan just doesn't stack up
Shuttle transport does not make sense when compared to an obvious alternative.
![Claire Trevett: The fuel tax apocalypse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Claire Trevett: The fuel tax apocalypse
OPINION: Transport plans are no surprise but levy to pay for them is a hard sell.
![PM says higher petrol tax 'not a new tax'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
PM says higher petrol tax 'not a new tax'
Petrol tax review is just "routine", Jacinda Ardern says.
![The busiest railway with the smallest passengers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The busiest railway with the smallest passengers
Keirunga Park is a feature of a Hawke's Bay childhood. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Simon Wilson: Getting city moving, strike three](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Simon Wilson: Getting city moving, strike three
COMMENT: Government's transport plan is a big shift in priorities, Simon Wilson writes.
![Double hit for Auckland: 20c fuel tax proposed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Double hit for Auckland: 20c fuel tax proposed
Aucklanders face double whammy of fuel tax hikes of about 20 cents a litre if plans go on.
![Death on the rails: Train driver's terror as he hit a boy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Death on the rails: Train driver's terror as he hit a boy
The driver has been at the controls as three people, one a boy, were killed by his train.