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Comment: The extraordinary incompetence of Auckland Transport
COMMENT: Simon Wilson believes Auckland Transport is wrecking inner west suburbs.

Wellington rail strike called off
Wellington rail disruption averted as workers and employers strike a deal.

Strike action likely to halt Auckland's trains
Union says plan to cut on-board staff would endanger public.

Auckland train tagged while full of passengers
Tagging disrupts train heading to city from Henderson.

Fuel tax reaction: 'How many times can you milk this cow?'
One reader said salaries in Auckland were not going up in tandem with the cost of living.

Local Focus: Our ageing truckies
Truckies' wages are rising but training is a problem. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Auckland residents prepared to pay to fix congested road
One of Auckland's most congested roads could be fixed earlier with a charge on residents.

Birkenhead slip widens, swallows machinery
The Birkenhead slip is on the move, swallowing up a piece of machinery this afternoon.

Nats accused of sitting on favourable rail report
Rail injects more than expected into New Zealand's economy each year, study finds.

The men who 'started' the Oxford Street panic
Police release two photographs of men they believe started the Oxford Street stampede.

Infinite possibilities for Harbour Bridge lights
Every one of the 90,000 LED lights going on the bridge can be individually programmed.

Auckland Harbour bridge lighting date set
Almost 100,000 LED lights and 200 floodlights will create a new nighttime face for bridge.

Missing sign caused confusion, towed couple say
The couple said had the sign been there when they parked, they would have gone elsewhere.

Wellington's transport plans 'lack ambition'
Light rail in Wellington could be fast-tracked after new Transport Minister's comments.

Better way to plan Auckland's suburbs
Simon Wilson proposes some principles to help Auckland council with its town planning.

Cardboard kayak paddles through Wellington city
The group ask whether sea levels must rise before Wellington gets zero-carbon transport.

Daylight hours only when Kaikoura SH1 reopens
SH1 north of Kaikoura will only operate during daylight hours when it reopens, says NZTA.

Hoots mon! Driver caught practising bagpipes at wheel
The act was ''foolish to say the least'', police said.

'Trainageddon' - Strike bites, capital crawls to halt
The strike will disrupt tens of thousands of people's commute to work.

David Aitken: Truckers know we need rail too
Trucking companies recognise that railways are needed as well as roads.

Plans for Wellington congestion unveiled
Is a Basin flyover back on the cards to ease Wellington's congestion woes?

Strike to bring Wellington trains to a halt
Rail workers have been forced into striking to protect hard-won terms, their union says.

School buses axed in East Auckland
Auckland Transport is axing some school buses and telling children to catch public buses.

Wellington rail strike the biggest in 23 years
The capital will have no trains at all tomorrow, in the largest strike action since 1994.

Mainfreight disappointed with mixed results
Mainfreight disappointed with mixed results as first-half profit rises 1.1%.

Approval given for $1.8 billion road in Auckland
A $1.8 billion road which gained approval today has been ditched by the new Government

$2 billion infrastructure spend puts Drury centre stage
The South Auckland settlement of Drury is quickly becoming the major centre of development activity in the Auckland region with over $2 billion of infrastructure and numerous developments planned. / Auranga

Kaikoura quake one year on: Wellington picks up the pieces
Wellington is picking up the pieces a year on from the central NZ quake.

Dann: Beware more pain at the pump
OPINION: It's not great timing for an Auckland fuel tax.