
Community mourns cyclist
A Northland community is mourning the loss of a family man, teacher and dedicated club volunteer in New Zealand's second cyclist death of the new year.
A Northland community is mourning the loss of a family man, teacher and dedicated club volunteer in New Zealand's second cyclist death of the new year.
Symonds St is a nasty place for cyclists. It should have "cyclists not welcome" signs.
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.
Patrick Morgan, of the Cycling Advocates' Network (CAN), will be joining us at midday for a live chat on cycle safety.
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.
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.
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.
Auckland bus drivers have been given a taste of road rage from a new perspective yesterday - the handlebars of a fleet of hire bikes.
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.
It was two seconds of indecision and bad judgment from a driver - but it may have cost a promising young cyclist his career.
We all have a story to tell about the time we were driving, and "Just didn't see him", writes Serafin Dillon.
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
Fist-shaking cyclists who aggressively shout "open your eyes" to apparently bike-blind drivers are sharing in a problem that also worries motorists.
A bus union leader is leading calls for a bicycle registration scheme to discourage riders from running red lights and pedestrian crossings.
Editorial: Tragedies such as the cyclist run over by a truck on a busy Auckland intersection last week bring calls for at least two possible solutions.
Cycling deaths on Auckland's roads reinforce a need for faster action on critical transport projects, says the city's chamber of commerce.
This week, Herald health reporter and commuter cyclist Martin Johnston will drive to work for a motorist's view - five of his colleagues who usually drive, will bike.
Gruesome images of the mangled bike on which an Auckland man died under a truck will be followed by an advertising campaign designed to "humanise" cyclists.
Bystanders were powerless to save a cyclist at one of Auckland's busiest intersections as police reveal the truckie had a green light and was unaware he'd hit the rider.
A truck driver did not know a cyclist had gone under the wheels of his truck until he was alerted by other motorists some 70 metres away, police say.
Dozens of disgruntled commuters are complaining to Auckland Transport each week about its troubled transition to a city-wide integrated ticketing system.
A summer crackdown on speeding which will lead to fines for drivers travelling more than 4km/h above the legal limit is strongly supported by the public.
Wet weather, a serious crash and the post-Christmas rush combined to bring bumper-to-bumper congestion on long sections of highways.
Motorists are being warned to take care on slippery roads today and leave plenty of time to get to destinations.
The busy period on the roads for holiday travellers in and out of Auckland is expected to start today, with 5,000 to 8,000 more vehicles on the road daily.
A Facebook page which alerts members to police checkpoints is encouraging drunk drivers to take their chances with all of our lives, police say.
A $19 million project to widen 2km of Auckland's Northern Motorway has been launched today, with construction set to begin next year.
Changes will give riders and pedestrians more dedicated space, writes Phoebe Falconer.