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How can we design the ultimate City?
What makes a city tick? As debate continues about Auckland's future design, Kim Dovey and Elek Pafka look at some key qualities for a great city.
What makes a city tick? As debate continues about Auckland's future design, Kim Dovey and Elek Pafka look at some key qualities for a great city.
COMMENT: We have to free up our congested roads. My advice to Mr Goff would be to appoint himself to the board of Auckland Transport.
A_JS311016NADCHPR226.JPGA specialist cliff rescue team recovered the bodies of two men killed in a helicopter crash into dense bush
The Northland forest in which a helicopter crashed, killing two people, is so dense no wreckage was visible even from the air soon after the accident.
Labour's pledge to invest $680 million in a light rail system has rightly been labelled "pork barrel" politics by Steven Joyce.
COMMENT: Better use of our existing waterfront assets is preferable to pouring more concrete into our beautiful harbour.
New Zealand rules which ban all ages from cycling on footpaths are out of step with other countries, transport officials say.
Go Bus' new Auckland routes are off to a bad start today with around five drivers quitting, citing safety concerns, before operations began.
In an announcement linked to the Mt Roskill by-election, Labour leader Andrew Little yesterday said his party would fast-track light rail between the city and Mt Roskill.
Thousands have hit the pavement running as the Auckland Marathon kicked off on the North Shore this morning.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has spelled out his reasons for not appointing councillors to the board of Auckland Transport.
The taxi driver who bashed down the back door of a bus as it burst into flames has given a detailed account of what happened next.
Uber drivers are considering court action after a ruling in the UK classed drivers as employees, not contractors.
NZTA say SH4 will be repaired in time for the 2nd anniversary of the huge storms that virtually swept it away. Meanwhile motorists and truckies must wait and count the costs. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
More than 14,000 runners will be taking to the streets in Auckland tomorrow for the city's annual marathon.
NZTA say SH4 will be repaired in time for the 2nd anniversary of the huge storms that virtually swept it away. Meanwhile motorists and truckies must wait and count the costs. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
A taxi driver who repeatedly molested a special needs teenager has been denied parole.
Robinson helicopters and rail crossing have been added to the Transport Accident Investigation Commission's list of pressing concerns.
COMMENT: Riding buses reminds your columnist of what he might have become had not a bit of genetic blessing come along and saved him.
A man was accidentally told he'd passed his full driver's licence, only to be told two weeks later he failed.
Traffic is "still really heavy" south of Auckland after a fatal crash on the Southern Motorway overnight and in Wellington a head-on crash has closed SH1.
Congestion north of Auckland and around Wellington has eased, NZ Transport Agency says.
A sailing of the Aratere from Wellington to Picton has been turned back this afternoon, due to technical issues affecting the propulsion system.
Holiday traffic in Auckland is snarling up after a crash on the Auckland Harbour bridge heading north.
Police are searching for a ute or trailer after a cyclist was injured when he hit two pieces of concrete in a cycling lane in Nelson.
Truckie killed in smash was a generous, caring boy, say his devastated parents.
There are a number of traffic hotspots to avoid as thousands flee the cities for rest and relaxation this Labour Weekend.
It should be a fine Labour weekend for most Kiwis, with a high set to arrive on Saturday.
KiwiRail is in the midst of a multi-year transformation programme.
Minister of Transport Simon Bridges believes New Zealand can be tested for new transport solutions.