A West Auckland MP says a new public transport zone plan is discriminatory, likening it to racially segregated "Alabama, 1955"

Think your job is thankless? Spare a thought for parking enforcement officers, who routinely receive less-than-complimentary correspondence from Kiwis.

Auckland Transport is under political pressure to accelerate a roading link in Mangere to replace a walkway with a history of sex attacks.

Used-car dealers are putting new parts into overseas vehicles to bring them into New Zealand - then putting the worn-out parts back in before sale, an industry watchdog says.

Spending on roads and public transport by central and local government over the next three years will increase by almost 13 per cent with much of the additional cash coming from fuel tax and road user charge hikes, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says.