NZTA backtracks after panicking motorists on Harbour Bridge inaccessibility
Aucklanders are still being advised to be prepared for a swathe of roadworks.
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Cyclone Gabrielle anniversary, supermarket privacy concerns and fixing the 111 system | Focus Morning Bulletin February 14, 2024
Communities reflect one year on from Cyclone Gabrielle, more privacy concerns for supermarket customers, and why fixing the 111 system won’t be happening any time soon in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald / Mark Mitchell / Getty
AT building 28 pedestrian crossings on a single project
Mayor Wayne Brown says AT has "lost the plot" on crossing costs.
No cycleways, no light rail - Simeon Brown outlines plans for new Auckland harbour crossing
Auckland and Transport Minister Simeon Brown opens up on plans for the big city.
Community split on Telephone Rd rail crossing fix
NZTA has conducted a survey to assess possible future options for the crossing.
Wayne Brown rules out rates rise to fund Auckland transport projects
It comes after the new Govt announced it will end Auckland's fuel tax on June 30.
Getting from A to B in 2054: The future shape of Waikato transport
Waikato is expected to grow its population from 500,000 in 2018, to 615,000 in 2048.
Letters: Prosecute parents for truancy; solving Auckland gridlock
OPINION: 'Caregivers should be prosecuted for kids' non-attendance.'
'Will leave a shortfall': Mayor's concern as Govt scraps Auckland fuel tax
Transport played a major part in National’s 100-day plan that was released last November.
Recovery roadworks to resume across Coromandel
Last summer’s storms resulted in 50 major slip sites and surface flooding.
Residents fume as major Auckland road closure extended
AT assured residents the road would be open no later than the day after Waitangi Day.
Property Insider: Apartment ‘hell’ in new series; magic behind early highway fix; Chinese exodus
Owners spent about $15m trying to fix The Ridge apartments: it's stripped out, empty.
Desert Road to close at night for five weeks
NZTA advises the detour will add about 30 minutes to travel times.
Billions short each year: NZTA Waka Kotahi warns it will spend twice its funding
Agency concedes many of its projects will be deferred or delayed.
Decision on bilingual road signs coming soon
Transport minister promises decision soon on making signs bilingual.
Raglan road works close State Highway 23 overnight for three weeks
NZTA says the road to Raglan will be 'smoother than the left-hander at Manu Bay'.
Road to close on key Waikato-BoP route
A road over the Kaimai Range will be closed overnight at times over the next few months.
Detour required near Matamata for three weeks
Motorists will have to take an alternative route to allow for road works.
Letters: Treaty Principles Bill dead in the water; Herne Bay sewerage anguish
OPINION: 'Seymour should look in the mirror to see one major reason for this division.'
'We’ll get remarkably quiet': Businesses face tough decisions ahead of Brynderwyns closure
Transport companies will “have to pass costs on”.
One-stop community driving service offers ‘awesome streamlined process’
The operation started small using a couple of borrowed cars to teach people to drive.
Boat blocks Northern Motorway northbound
A crash involving a boat blocked all northbound lanes on Auckland's Northern Motorway. Video / Chris Leskovsek
'They make them. We break them': Crossing designed to last 40yrs ripped up after just one
Apart from the cost of putting it in, what's it costing to remove, says a local.
One person in serious condition after overbridge crash
One person is in hospital in a serious condition after a van crashed into the Market Rd overbridge on Thursday afternoon. Video / Dean Purcell / Supplies
Minister talks up four-lane highway from Waikato to BOP
Construction kicked off today on the $43.5 million dollar Piarere roundabout.
Letters: Red Sea deployment naivety; the right to die with dignity
OPINION: 'We put animals down because it’s the humane thing to do.'
Wayne Brown says AT has lost the plot over pedestrian crossing costs
AT is spending $490,000 turning a crossing into a crossing, says Mayor.
Scaffolding collapses on road in Remuera
Dashcam footage captures the moment scaffolding collapses on Peach Parade in Remuera today, landing on a vehicle and narrowly missing another. Video / Supplied
Editorial: No free ride - EV owners must pay their share
OPINION: Electric cars' long-time exemption from road charges expires on April 1.
Pedestrian crossings are cheap to build in Wellington, why do they cost a fortune in Auckland?
"That is not gold plated" - AT boss Dean Kimpton defends $490,000 pedestrian crossing.
60% of bypass budget spent without a kilometre finished
Waka Kotahi has spent $172 million on the 6km bypass Te Ara o Te Ata route.