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.

Police are concerned drivers are getting complacent about using mobile phones after the number caught using them has doubled since 2010.

It's been labelled a revenue-gathering mission, but the police "zero tolerance" summer speed limit campaign contributed just $420 in fines.

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

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.

Tourism leaders are appealing for Kiwis not to come down too hard on overseas drivers as police investigate a crash which has left two French visitors seriously injured.

Motorists face slow journeys today as the country's busiest roads swell with holidaymakers returning from their summer breaks.

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

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.

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.

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.

Simon Bridges dropped into Team BMW in Newmarket recently for the launch of its new ibrand electric car.

Motorists bound for the airport will need to plan for delays as Auckland's Southwestern Motorway will be closed for works.

Alexandra Park's chief executive Dominique Dowding said apartments would be for sale from February and she predicted occupation of the Green Lane West Rd places by the end of 2016.

New laws around driver licences come into force today, tightening the rules around gaining a licence.