COMMENT: There's much that Government could do that would be useful. Taxing us more is not one of them.

COMMENT: It is simply not true that public transport is the only alternative to traffic congestion.

COMMENT: You know things are getting weird when Treasury Secretary Makhlouf starts channelling the Victorian era and Oscar Wilde to talk about Auckland.

If AT has been reading our mail, and doubtless its own, it will know there is outrage over its decision to paint all municipal buses the same colour.

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus John Key rules out any ransom payment for New Zealander kidnapped in Nigeria and surface flooding is causing chaos on roads across the middle of the country as the Government announces extra funding to make our State Highways safer.

An extra $60 million a year will be used to remove blackspots on State Highways, in a move that could save 900 lives and serious injuries over the next decade.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges says road tolling could be done by GPS satellite, as opposed to toll gantries or cameras.

GPS tracking may be used to charge drivers for using Auckland's roads - a move which raises concerns about "Big Brother" behaviour.

Truck driver records moment car overtook him on bend, as oncoming driver has to take evasive action.

Uber says it would encourage Kiwi drivers facing enforcement action urges to challenge NZTA illegality ruling in court.

A woman who passed away eight years ago has been sent a letter telling her she needs an AT Hop card, upsetting her pensioner son.

Creating the world's largest moving robots to transport iron ore across the vast Australian Outback is proving more complex than expected.

Uber has launched a food delivery service in London, extending the company's reach in the UK.

COMMENT: Nobody needs a self-balancing board that's propelled by an electric motor.

Auckland Transport has come under fire for its convoluted process for senior citizens to get free travel loaded on to their Hop cards.

There are some high tech solutions being organised to help keep Fieldays traffic manageable.

COMMENT: Sometimes it really is embarrassing to be a baby-boomer.

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus the body of a 66-year-old man has been found in the search for the missing pair swept from their vehicle yesterday in Greymouth and we reveal NZ’s most dangerous areas through an interactive map.

All are deeply interested in the great legal question of the sharing economy: Who's an independent contractor and who's an employee?

Auckland's ferries are next in line for a makeover at an unknown expense to ratepayers.

A quarter of the Waterview Connection twin tunnels are fitted with lights and a system to drop sheets of water to extinguish fires almost immediately.

Traffic is flowing on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway after a crash earlier today caused delays.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council has been asked to ensure that any deal to restore the rail link between Napier and Wairoa retains the goal of extending north to Gisborne.

Attacks by vandals on bus stops have cost Auckland bodies almost $2.5 million in the last three years, but only a handful have been punished.

Saudi's big $3.5b investment in Uber isn't popular with many women.

Ratepayers are likely to be hit with a multi-million dollar bill following an order from AT that all buses have to be painted the same colour.

Whanganui MP Chester Borrows fears many Holidaymakers will bypass his beloved central North Island city because of poor signage.

John Key announces his policy that will require councils to open up new land to housing and a street has been cordoned off in South Auckland after the death of a child in a property there.