The city council in their wisdom have just completed building a very substantial footpath outside 314 Redoubt Rd which is about 20m long and goes nowhere.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Aucklanders face heftier transport costs under either funding option put forward by an advisory group to Mayor Len Brown, but road charges are picked to provide better payback.

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.

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.

Schoolkids are causing chaos on peak time Auckland buses, although officials say nothing can be done because refusing to take them would infringe students' rights.

You've probably seen it happen, writes Marillyn Johnson. You're mindful of traffic infringement fines and public safety, then someone on a bike rides past you, straight through the red lights.

Could you clarify the parking situation whereby one has to drive into an angle park or parking space at right angles to the kerb on a public road.

Main roads out of major centres were clogged with traffic today as holidaymakers hit the roads for the Easter weekend, but so far drivers were being patient police say.

The country's top traffic cop is urging drivers to make history with another fatality-free Easter weekend.

Police are challenging drivers to achieve another zero-death road toll this Easter as New Zealanders take advantage of their last holiday weekend before winter.