Police are trying to determine the identity of a person who was hit by a train in South Auckland this morning.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is locking future ratepayers into paying at least $90 million a year for operational costs once trains begin using the City Rail Link some time from 2021.

If Auckland transport planners are seriously considering trams as a cheaper form of rail service to the airport, they should come to their senses.

Auckland Transport is under pressure to safeguard a rail route from Onehunga to the airport before the NZ Transport Agency builds a $140 million motorway extension.

Government transport officials are urging their political masters to support an early start to Auckland's $2.4 billion underground rail project.

Auckland's $2.4 billion underground rail project may get a push-along from the Government if it follows advice from its Transport Agency.

City Rail Link a game-changing piece of infrastructure that will reduce traffic, revitalise suburban town centres and unlock Auckland's potential.

Auckland Council's budget committee has voted 16-7 for a proposal to increase rates by 3.5 per cent for each year of a new 10-year budget.

With half an eye on their re-election prospects, some Auckland councillors are having second thoughts about an early start to the City Rail Link.

The $2.4b City Rail Link could be deferred until 2020 because of mounting concerns by councillors about its impact on rates, debt and big cuts to community services.

Auckland Council wants to talk to the new Govt about special taxes, including road charges and vehicle congestion charges, to fund its transport programme.

Metro rail systems such as Auckland's proposed $2.4b link from Britomart to Mt Eden do nothing to reduce congestion in the long run, says a visiting transport expert.

Shandelle Battersby watches Australia go by as she rides The Ghan from Top End to bottom.

Enjoy snow-capped ranges, striking glaciers and exotic wildlife from the comfort of a carriage, writes Pamela Wade.

Prime Minister John Key says if Winston Peters holds the balance of power after the election, he believes the NZ First leader will exercise it responsibly and not force New Zealand back into an election.

A decision not to move the interisland ferry terminal from Picton to Clifford Bay has resulted in KiwiRail land being sold to a wine grower.

A Dutch rail company has found a novel way to make money from travellers worried about missing flights.

A train and truck have collided in South Canterbury this morning.

KiwiRail officials, police and Maori wardens overlooked a level rail crossing at Walters Rd in Auckland in a sting to slow drivers, as officials are promoting Rail Safety Week across the country.

A swarm of hi-vis vests kept drivers in check during a sting at a level crossing in Auckland last night.

A motorist, who ignored warning lights and drove around level crossing barrier arms at a known blackspot, was seconds away from being hit by a train.