
City rail link: Govt too slow - Labour
John Key outlines plan to make an early start on the main works of Auckland's $2.5b city rail link. But Andrew Little says the commitment should have come long ago.
John Key outlines plan to make an early start on the main works of Auckland's $2.5b city rail link. But Andrew Little says the commitment should have come long ago.
A shortage of truck drivers is causing disruption to productivity and efficiency of many businesses.
11 permits refused in the past months alone due to sex offences, but agency says most of those new applicants.
It took only three hours after my holiday for me to realise what's going wrong on our roads. We're jealous drivers, writes Heather.
Britomart station will hit train handling capacity this year. It can handle only 20 trains an hour, writes Len Brown. The City Rail Link allows us to increase this to 48 trains an hour.
With regards to the Northern Corridor Improvements project, I see that the main reason is to provide an alternative north-south connection around the city.
COMMENT: It's hard to believe that a tram would beat bus from Auckland CBD to the aiport.
New Zealand's top 20 speed traps have been revealed.
More than 300 drivers have had their licences suspended under a government crackdown on more than half a billion dollars in unpaid traffic-related fines.
Dominion Rd's business community says it would welcome visitors passing through its colourful precinct on trams from the airport to downtown Auckland.
Congestion continues as people make their way out of Auckland ahead of New Year's Eve.
Auckland Transport is considering running trams to the airport via Dominion Rd, one of the Super City's busiest commuter routes.
Auckland pensioners fear losing free public transport in afternoon travel peaks under a review of concessionary fares next year.
AT denies forcing KiwiRail's longhaul trains out of Britomart to a desolate station, but acknowledges it needed $600,000 to let them stay.
Auckland Transport has confirmed a second Waiheke ferry operator will share a Government subsidy for free travel to and from the island for pensioners.
Even with fuel at its cheapest price in almost a decade, the ships that carry goods around the world have been cutting speed.
Transdev Australasia, in association with Hyundai Rotem is the preferred operator for next year.
Passenger service may halt its New Zealand expansion if a government proposal for the company to operate under the same regulations as taxis goes ahead.
Uber says it is disappointed at recommendations under a government discussion paper that would see it have to operate under the same rules as taxis.
Auckland's largest passenger transport operator has today begun talks with unions representing about 1000 of its drivers and service staff.
Unions intend balloting Auckland bus drivers about taking strike action unless their employer allows a city-wide stopwork meeting for drivers to discuss a new employment agreement.
Unions representing almost 1000 Auckland bus drivers intend to press ahead with a stop-work meeting just before Christmas.
Heavy hint that popular clothing chains Zara and Uniqlo will be part of huge Auckland development.
Cyclists and walkers can look forward to another spectacular new bridge over Auckland's motorway network, this time in Owairaka as part of the $1.4 billion Waterview Connection project.
Uber is under fire for its surge pricing policy, which some Kiwi users say has left them paying more money than they would for a regular taxi.
Long distance trains from Wellington to Auckland will stop about a kilometre short of the Britomart underground station from December 21.
Dan Alpe gives an overview of his co-founded business JUCY car rentals, including how they have achieved their goals so far.