Compression release engine brakes, also known as Jacobs brakes, are the noisiest type of brakes.

My wife and I were collecting for the Blind Foundation Red Puppy Appeal at Pak 'n Save Takanini.

It turns out Uber passengers do more picking up than the drivers.

Commuters stuck in Auckland's rail system yesterday may find it hard to believe but the public transport network is generally reliable and punctual.

The community groups challenging the SkyPath plan in the Environment Court have reached their deadline to finalise their issues with the proposal.

Auckland commuters lose 20 working days a year sitting in jams, according to the annual Tomtom survey released this week.

Day-trippers heading out of Auckland should expect a slower than normal journey.

Mum pushes child in pram more than 2kms uphill after bus driver refuses to let her on.

The company assuredly would not again put buses on the road if its drivers were refusing to take fares, and passengers would know which side was to blame.

EDITORIAL: Witty messages on the back of a vehicle can be amusing, however not those displayed on the campervan company Wicked Campers.

You'll still have to be 18 to set up an Uber account to use with the ride-hailing service's "Family Profiles" feature.

Every available bus in Auckland is being used to ease the high demand of March, but people are still begging to be let on at stops.

From today, Christchurch has joined the list of more than 400 cities where Uber is transforming the transport landscape.

COMMENT: The knowledge that AT can't maintain a simple circuit service in normal times must be good news for shoe shops. But not for the rest of us.

COMMENT: If you live in the city, maybe it's time to work out the real cost of owning your car and see whether it makes sense (and dollars) to live without a car.

Auckland has been no exception, but now the central city is entering years of greater upheaval than it has probably previously endured.

Taxi fares from Auckland Airport are set to drop as new rules for taxi operators come into place.

Female passengers suffered leg injuries when vessel was hit by a large wave.

Auckland Airport's new taxi tender will shake up the way taxi drivers run their business.

The 3-metre wide cycleway will be a mixture of two-way cycle lanes and a shared path.

Scott Winton from Auckland Transport says pedestrians are on the north side of the Tamaki Drive Shared Path for safety reasons.

If you happen to get on a Howick & Eastern bus today you might get a free ride. About 100 bus drivers are taking industrial action on overtime and weekend rates.

Some Auckland bus drivers are refusing to handle cash for more than a week from tomorrow as they continue their bitter industrial dispute.

Work out just how much of your time - and your hard-earned cash - you spend travelling to work each day.

Taxi driver loses $200 after woman does runner with $437 on meter.

The annual battle for a spot on the bus has kicked off with commuters waiting in the rain for a bus with room and journeys taking up to 1.5 hours.

Fares on Auckland's public transport services are going up today.

Changes at end of month will make charges fairer leading into simpler zone system, says Auckland Transport.