No city in the world has managed to pave its way out of congestion. Auckland will not be the first to succeed but it may be the last to try, writes Mark Bracey.

Motorists have been hammered by three days of petrol price rises in the lead-up to the long weekend, prompting criticism by the AA of "trigger-happy" oil companies.

Can you tell me if mobility scooters are permitted to drive on the roads like cars?

A man who refused to pay a $65 "breach" notice from a parking site operator says motorists, who are receiving them for being as little as five minutes over, should fight too.

Almost $9 million in parking and traffic fines has gone unpaid in Auckland in the past year, and the worst offender owes nearly $38k.

Trams could be heading into Auckland city again, almost 60 years after the original tracks were torn up.

People who live beside Auckland's Southern Motorway are subjected to air pollution at nearly double the level of those 130m further away, research shows.

If trams are found to be compatible with cars on big city roads, and will carry more people more quickly, then the Auckland Council, Govt and ratepayers must seriously consider them.

Aucklanders have spent many, many years admiring what other cities have, but we're catching up now, writes Auckland Mayor Len Brown. There's a real sense of pride growing around our region.

I don't know what Michael Woodhouse found confusing about the zero tolerance on speeding campaign. The message was pretty clear, writes Kerre McIvor.

Fifteen fatalities upset the armchair experts, but the bigger picture shows there's no need for alarm, says Eric Crampton

Motorists have forked out more than $100 million in parking and vehicle fines from Auckland Transport over four years - and owe plenty more.

Police Commissioner Mike Bush has admitted there was some confusion around police’s summer road safety campaign.

A taxi driver is out of a job after allegedly being found more than three times over the new drink driving limit.

The Police Minister has defended his decision not to intervene in the police’s summer road safety campaign despite concerns it could be confusing and misleading.

It is not difficult to see the potential attraction of Uber in a city with among the most expensive taxis in the world. Yet, as in many other cities, the ride is proving far from smooth.

The Police Minister has admitted he had concerns over the summer speed enforcement message before it went public, saying it was confusing and ambiguous.

Only one person has been banned from driving under a punitive new regime for motorists who refuse to pay their speeding fines.

Motorists heading home or away today are being told to expect delays with several roadworks under way.

A cyclist who was assaulted during a motorist's fit of road rage has forgiven the man and says, in fact, he feels sorry for him

A reader writes: Are tinted overlays checked during the WoF process?

Key Auckland transport projects - including some on which work has already started - face long delays unless new funding can be found from road tolls or higher rates.

A diesel tanker rolled into a ditch on Auckland’s north western motorway this morning, during road construction work.

ANZ's heavy traffic index fell 2.9 per cent last month, seasonally adjusted, reversing most of its gains over September and October.

Auckland shouldn't throw money at projects that are just about providing a little bit of extra capacity at peak times but sit under-used the rest of the day, writes Matt Lowrie.

Police have defended their handling of a harbour bridge crash which closed three northbound lanes on Saturday, causing traffic jams that crippled the Auckland's transport system.

In his Herald column yesterday, Matt Heath proposed we shift Christmas to the middle of winter, for sentimental reasons.

Last Saturday's traffic ordeal highlighted Auckland's vulnerability to complete and protracted gridlock, writes Chris de Freitas. A single crash can bring the core of the city's transport network to its knees.