Auckland Transport has confirmed a second Waiheke ferry operator will share a Government subsidy for free travel to and from the island for pensioners.

Auckland commuters may face a rocky New Year after drivers for the city's bus fleet fired an opening salvo in a dispute over pay and working hours.

Auckland's largest passenger transport operator, NZ Bus, is warning of disruption to most of its services for four hours on Tuesday.

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.

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.

On the city-bound side of Mokoia Rd in Birkenhead, between Porritt Avenue and Chelsea View Drive, there is a bus stop that used to have a bus bay.

Frustrated commuters have been left stranded for more than 30 minutes in central Auckland for the Link bus service this evening.

Double-amputee Ian Winson has had a fine quashed after he parked his wheelchair-hoist van diagonally across two spaces at a shopping mall.

Commuter trains on Auckland's rail network are back up and running after a breakdown forced three out of four lines to be shut down.

ERoad is now collecting 31 per cent of New Zealand's heavy vehicle road user charges.

Walking is no longer the most common way to get to school-- and cycling rates have dropped even more dramatically over 25 years.

I'm over those people at social gatherings who reach for their phone immediately to show you photos of their kids, cat, dog, etc etc, Joy writes.

Developers of Auckland's tallest and most striking new office tower have told investors that plans are advancing well.

Uber has announced a 10 per cent drop in all its fares as local companies put out their own apps to try to reclaim ground in the taxi market.

France declared its borders closed after the Paris attacks, but the reality was different.

It's hoped a new seaside pathway between Hutt Valley and Wellington will make urban cycling a safer and more attractive transport choice.

I spun off the road twice in 10 minutes yesterday - and yet they let me keep "driving."

Kiwi vehicle owners caught in Volkswagen's global emissions scandal are ramping up pressure for compensation after their American counterparts were offered a $1500-plus sweetener.

If the rise in the number of new or New Zealand-new cars being registered is an indicator of a region's growth, then Grey District led the way in 2014.

As Wellington bus users look forward to low weekend fares in the run-up to Christmas, their Auckland counterparts face a doubling of the price of new Hop cards.

Can you update us on the work happening on the motorway leading to and from Auckland Airport? Will there be an airport to city rail link?