A half-billion dollar bundle of projects to fix Auckland's transport woes was welcomed last night but also described as a quick-fix.

Intrusive traffic noise in the Auckland Botanic Gardens is feared to increase as a result of planned widening of the Southern Motorway from Manukau to Papakura.

There are actually two sets of road rules, it would seem.

ManaBus' acquisition of rival Naked Bus will add South Island routes the service and expand Souter's transport operations across the country.

People in many of Auckland's poorest suburbs will pay dearly for a transport and general rates package costed at $214 for the average household.

New Zealand sales of new commercial vehicles hit a record for April amid strong demand from tradespeople and farmers.

There's something strange about Tom Short's little yellow Datsun 1200. It might be that it can clear a quarter mile in a lightning-fast 14 seconds.

Council property agents have been warned off "bullying" an elderly couple into a rush sale of their home for a new highway parallel to the Southern Motorway.

Why does a driver become a biker? Some can't afford cars, some don't have parks, some think they're saving the planet. For me it's a selfish health issue, writes Matt Heath.

The annual road safety awareness drive starts tomorrow, and the emphasis this year will be on children, described by Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss as “our most vulnerable road users”.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is proposing a 6.5 per cent rates increase today to spend more on transport.

New police red-light cameras with radar technology will go live in Auckland and Wellington starting Thursday.

Five deadly crashes in Mercer, New Plymouth, Rotorua, and in Whakatane claimed six lives over the long weekend.

What did Z Energy think it would achieve with another report dispelling the notion that petrol companies are quick to raise fuel prices but slow to drop them when oil prices fall?

The Government remains sceptical about plans by Auckland Council to introduce a motorway toll or a fuel tax as a new congestion busting tool.

After a year living in Mexico it's fair to say the roads were chaotic there. But, I truly believe Mexican drivers were better than Aucklanders, writes Sam Judd.

Drivers have admitted to using internet banking, writing Facebook posts and even playing games on their smartphones while behind the wheel.

ANZ's Truckometer is signalling some slowdown in the pace of growth in the first three months of the year.

Phoebe Falconer answers a question about the St Jude St railway crossing in Avondale and resolves a right of way issue in Mt Eden.

Opponents of a $470 million-plus highway through southern Auckland say engineers are ignoring potentially disastrous effects on a premier park.

Trains on Auckland’s southern and eastern lines are running up to 13 minutes late this morning because of a points failure at Penrose.

Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy was advised to ignore calls and don't answer the phone following concerns raised over foreign drivers.

What people want from transport is to get from A to B as quickly, safely and cheaply as possible.

A new website allows consumers to predict the cost of a taxi fare, accurate to within about $4.

Auckland Transport is trying to accelerate its rollout of electric trains, after continuing disruptions from diesel breakdowns.

Aucklanders are spending the equivalent of almost 12 working days sitting in traffic each year, and the gridlock only appears to be getting worse.

Tempers are boiling over at an Auckland school's gates as a neighbouring retired police officer takes on drivers he believes are endangering children's lives.