Residents of central Auckland fringe suburbs such as Mt Eden, Parnell and Orakei are getting riled at their streets becoming free parking lots for commuters.

There is an abundance of traffic lights in the New Lynn/Glen Eden areas.

Police are claiming crime-fighting and road safety wins from computerised camera technology that worries civil liberties lawyers.

Twelve months ago I asked the question, "When were NZTA going to put reflectors on the moveable median barrier of the Auckland Harbour Bridge".

A crime-fighting device capable of detecting dodgy drivers, unsafe vehicles and criminals is being trialled by police on Dunedin streets.

After 15 years in New Zealand, Lincoln Tan was asked to change his identity to renew his driver's licence.

I regularly walk down Franklin Rd in Ponsonby and it is a lovely street. However, the condition of the footpath is dire, to say the least.

The way names are written on drivers' licences will be allowed to conform with common Chinese practice, following a complaint from a permanent New Zealand resident.

Forget about Auckland being atomised in a fiery volcanic cataclysm. Armageddon is going to arrive in this town by car, writes Greg Dixon.

One of the many delights of working from home is that you don't have to wrestle with early-morning rush-hour traffic.

Beverley Potts feared the worst for her little grand-daughter while waiting in agony to be cut free of her wrecked car at a notorious South Auckland crossroad.

The car park at the Albany Bus Station with room for 1200 cars demonstrates the success of proper parking linked to an efficient bus service, writes Neil Binnie.

A new survey has found that failing to leave details after hitting a parked car is the driver habit Kiwi motorists found the most frustrating.

Road charges which Aucklanders are being asked to consider to close a $12 billion transport funding gap have won backing from young Kiwis represented by a group called Generation Zero.

There is much about the traffic in Auckland that amazes me, writes Tore Tysbo. The traffic itself is brutish.

Auckland business leaders are sounding dire warnings about the Super City's future if citizens shun road tolls or higher rates and taxes to fund major transport improvements.

Editorial: The traffic jams that snagged Auckland roads on two nights late last week could hardly have been more timely for the Consensus Building Group, which is advising the Auckland Council on transport funding.

Government Minister Peter Dunne has gone on the warpath over hidden speed cameras - which he claims are a money gathering rort.

Martin Johnston straps a camera to his helmet to compile a video diary of the obstacles cyclists face while Mathew Dearnaley asks officials what they plan to do about them.

Aucklanders face paying to drive on city roads unless they are prepared to swallow hefty rates or fuel tax rises.

There was traffic chaos throughout Auckland last night with motorways clogged so badly it took some motorists more than an hour longer than usual to get home.

There are fears Dunedin could lose out to Auckland as a result of proposed changes to the way the New Zealand Transport Agency allocates funding for roading projects.

The New Zealand Transport Agency plans to phase in a 12-month warrant of fitness from October, nine months earlier than originally planned.

Motorists are paying more money to park in downtown Auckland under a new scheme which allows them to stay longer - if they are prepared to pay extra.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has been a key player in withdrawing - and reinstating - funding for the two historic trams in Wynyard Quarter, official papers show.

It takes a lot to get Aucklanders riled, writes Matt McCarten. "When they do, governments fall."

ANZ's Truckometer is showing early signs of the impact of drought on economic activity.