Auckland City Council's target to raise $12m more in bus lane and parking fines is a "straightforward money grab", says one councillor.

A long-board rider who overtook a truck at up to 100km/h on the Bombay Hills has been labelled stupid and idiotic.

A high school student was taken to hospital after a head-on crash between a school bus and a van on Auckland's Queen St today.

Auckland's controversial bus lane enforcement regime has been attacked by a council committee chairman given an infringement notice.

A public call to relax rules for safer crossing of Auckland's bus lanes has been rejected by the country's land transport agency.

Selfish drivers with a "me first" attitude are the number one frustration for Kiwi motorists, according to an AA Insurance survey.