With all the hoopla over the new electric trains (and they are indeed wondrous things) one got to thinking - what is going to happen to all the old diesel trains and carriages?

A time limit on holding a learner or restricted driver's licence is being considered among proposed changes to licensing rules.

SkyCity Entertainment Group wants Auckland's InterCity Coachlines station out of its casino headquarters.

Interconnected fleets of driverless cars that "talk" to each other should some day make traffic lights redundant, says a guest an international transport conference in Auckland.

New Zealanders are buying more new cars and used imports, but we're also keeping our old vehicles on the road longer.

An Auckland student was slapped with a parking ticket while he waited for a mechanic to come and fix his car - despite leaving a note explaining his predicament.

Flood-ravaged Christchurch is under deluge again today, with 50mm falling in the past 24 hours, heavier than was forecasted.

Health researchers lamenting physical inactivity among Auckland's pre-teens - most of whom rely on their parents to drive them about.

Hundreds of invited guests have gathered at Britomart this morning to board the first electric train from the city.

Thousands of train enthusiasts will ride into Auckland transport history when passenger-carrying electric trains roll along the city's rail network for the first time.

Alice the tunnel-boring machine sometimes seems to work at its own pace.

It is conceivable that one day, the Labour Party's plan to ban trucks from the fast lane on three- and four-lane motorways will be implemented.

Labour's truck ban could cover 0.7 per cent or 7 per cent of New Zealand's motorways - depending on who you listen to.

Police are urging all motorists to heed their "drive to survive" message over the Easter break.

As many Kiwis prepare to head away for an Easter break, research shows motorists support the lower speed tolerance during holiday weekends - but are less accepting of it at other times.

New Labour Party transport policies have been met with a mix of praise and scepticism.

While paying a small fine at the local library for an overdue book, I started wondering - does the council keep figures on how much money in library fines it gets and, if so, what do they use the money for?

Trucking companies say they are being forced to import drivers from overseas because of a desperate shortage of Kiwis.

A passenger on a Nakedbus journey last weekend says she was stunned when the bus ran out of fuel.

Low-cost carrier Nakedbus denies a passenger's claim she was left behind at a toilet stop.

Plans for one of the country's most expensive transport projects - a $760m extension of Auckland's motorway network - will go under the microscope today.

A cyclist, a young pedestrian and a driver were killed and one person was seriously injured on the roads this weekend.

Police communications staff who incorrectly blamed a truck driver for causing a smash on the Southern Motorway have confirmed they never checked the crash file.