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Transport projects - are they moving?
Big strides are expected this year on five key projects to improve travel to, from and around Auckland. Transport reporter Mathew Dearnaley looks at the progress.
Ironman days over after cycling crash
Seasoned Auckland triathlete Garth Barfoot hopes to get back in the saddle after an emergency hip replacement following a serious bike crash, but admits his Ironman days are over.
Police admit being wrong over truckie
Police have admitted a truck driver was wrongly blamed for causing a crash featured in a road safety campaign.
Lane fines have parents up in arms
Nuala Goldstein was put through hoops to prove she was driving lawfully in a high-priority lane after collecting her son from basketball.
Ask Phoebe: Station work part of electric rail system
At the old Auckland Railway Station near Britomart, there appear to be new electric pylons going up.
Brit cop feels NZ ticket pain
A former British police chief who waged war on speeding motorists by tripling the number of speed cameras has been nabbed in New Zealand.
Kerre McIvor: Chill out and stay ticket-free
I'm surprised there aren't more deaths on our roads given our appalling attitudes once we get behind the wheels of our vehicles, writes Kerre McIvor.
Petrol drops under $2 a litre at Gull stations
Petrol will drop to under $2 a litre at Gull stations ahead of the long weekend.
Lower speed limit catches 58,000
An extra 58,000 motorists were caught speeding because of the lower-tolerance speed limit at holiday weekends in the past two years.
Claude Lewenz: Smart roads will get city moving
Forget rego plates and e-bikes - clever street design can save lives and money, writes Claude Lewenz.
Cyclists get road to themselves
Cars will have to give way to cyclists while a busy central Auckland road is modified for the flagship Grafton Gully bikeway project.
Car-poolers wrongly ticketed
Motorists wrongly ticketed in multi-occupancy vehicle lanes want Auckland Transport to use better detection tools such as thermal imaging.
City's cycleway budget 'shameful'
Youth group says Auckland plan offers only $8.7m, working out at less than a third of Wellington investment.
Ask Phoebe: Dual lane roads no place for drivers to cut corners
My understanding is that vehicles in both feeder lanes must stay in the lane closest to them when turning, writes a reader.
Plenty of online abuse for 'Maori' personalised plate
Its asking price has been slashed but the Trade Me auction for the personalised number plate MAORI is no less of a magnet for racial abuse than when it was first listed
Injured cyclist to film dangerous drivers
Glenn McIsaac plans to put cameras on his bike or helmet to film footage of dangerous drivers.
Crash prompts high-viz fit-out
Cyclists from an east Auckland school are kitting up for a flying return from the holidays, even though several were bowled over by a car last year.
How to make cyclists safer
Patrick Morgan, of the Cycling Advocates' Network (CAN), will be joining us at midday for a live chat on cycle safety.
Trading places: Day three
Three days into this automobile experiment and I'm loving it. I've hit my stride. I'm starting to feel like a real Aucklander, says Martin Johnson.
Motorway assurance to schools
South Auckland communities have been assured a potential new motorway, which they feared may cut through more than 100 homes and several schools, will give them a wide berth.
Bus drivers turn cyclists
Auckland bus drivers were given the chance to see the road from the perspective of the city's cyclists this week, and find out what the real dangers of biking in the city are.
Bus drivers get taste of road rage
Auckland bus drivers have been given a taste of road rage from a new perspective yesterday - the handlebars of a fleet of hire bikes.
Biking to work gains speed
Cycling to work has gained popularity after a decade of declining, according to the latest census - and cycle advocates say it's time infrastructure changed to match.
Trading places - Day two
Day two at the wheel and I've had my first minor incident - with a pedestrian, not a cyclist, writes Martin Johnston.
Driver's wrong turn threatens pro career
It was two seconds of indecision and bad judgment from a driver - but it may have cost a promising young cyclist his career.
Serafin Dillon: There's a reason we really do not see cyclists
We all have a story to tell about the time we were driving, and "Just didn't see him", writes Serafin Dillon.
Primary school fights motorway plans
A South Auckland primary school is fighting to keep its doors open following proposed plans to build a new motorway link that would run right through it