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.

It's Auckland's biggest new tower and shopping centre - and Commercial Bay says H & M and HSBC will be tenants.

Latin America is Uber's fastest-growing region.

Tomorrow ground will be broken on the biggest construction project New Zealand has ever seen.

A person has been struck by a train in Auckland for the second time today.

People heading south from Auckland city should expect major delays after a truck broke down in the centrelane of the Southern Motorway.

New Zealand businesses, like those in Australia, are becoming accustomed to taking Uber.

Approaching the Penrose overbridge, there are at least four places where height indicators set off an alarm, which activates the first warning sign.

Northwest Aucklanders are spending much of day stuck in congestion yet there's a perfectly good railway, locomotives and stations just gathering dust.

Cardholders were told this week that from July 1 they will need to buy a new gold version of Auckland Transport's card for $10 and put a minimum of $5 credit on it.

Dennis the gantry has done its dash with helping to construct the interchange on the Waterview project.

Grey Power says forcing pensioners to fork out for a new bus card to use free public transport is "cruel".

Auckland's trains are now running to schedule after an earlier fault caused delays.

Motorists will be pleased to know more than 58 per cent of roadworks on the nation's highways are finished early.

There are a couple of issues here. Well, three, really. The streetlights are being upgraded to more cost-efficient and safer light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

Controversy erupted yesterday over research into a new Waitemata Harbour crossing, with public transport advocates claiming it won't include rail.

Two cars collided in Otara about 5.19pm and a fire was extinguished at the scene.

What can the Budget 2016 do for our schools, housing, health and transport?

The Chinese owner of the London Taxi Co has raised $400 million for a project to electrify its iconic black cabs.

One man thinks he's found the solution to a dreaded pinchpoint for traffic heading north of Auckland. Here are your reactions to the plan.

One man thinks he's found the solution to a dreaded pinchpoint for traffic heading north of Auckland - bulldoze the lights and put in two roundabouts.

"Serious systematic failures" in used-car market, says regulator.