Government road builders in the thick of the country's largest transport upgrade are designing yet another project for Auckland's western ring route.

Labour says a massive building programme is needed to fix a "fiasco" in Auckland's property market.

Finance Minister Bill English and Transport Minister Simon Bridges have written to Mayor Len Brown saying the Government is unwilling to consider motorway tolls at this time.

A new report has highlighted the growing trend in Generation Y's use of public transport - with a prediction that close to 50 per cent of those aged 15 to 35 would be using it in the next five years.

Drivers may soon be able to use their mobile phones to ease frustrations caused by the apparent whims of traffic signals, if a research project by a Victoria University professor goes ahead.

The very public matter of a new public space to replace the privatised Queen Elizabeth Square came up at a public meeting yesterday - and referred to a secret workshop.

A four car pile up on the southern motorway could cause headaches for commuters this morning.

A small crowd of about 50 people have turned out at a public meeting in Auckland tonight to discuss looming rates increases.

Q&A with Oscar Ellison, founder of YourDrive, a peer-to-peer vehicle renting business in Auckland.

Education and bus company officials will meet in Auckland today after a police investigation into an incident in which children jumped off a moving school bus that wouldn't stop.

Russell Howarth is a former English riot policeman who has taken to performing citizens arrests on Sydney Uber drivers.

The Auckland Tramways Union is disappointed its employees were not warned there was a serious issue with batteries loaded in their bus ticket consoles.

Battery explosion on board an Auckland bus left a driver with facial injuries and shocked passengers.

Custodians of bush and recreational areas near Auckland's Northcote Pt fear environmental degradation from a walking and cycling path across the harbour bridge.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin says he sees little reason to release the accident reports involving self-driving cars.

Protesters carrying a coffin rode a morning commuter train from Waitakere to Auckland today to protest planned cuts to public transport services.

Mobility scooters and prams may get to use a shared cycling and walking path across Auckland Harbour Bridge, but not scooters or skateboarders.

Plans for traffic-slowing platforms on Northcote Point's main street have irked Health Minister Jonathan Coleman, although most parking spaces previously threatened by a bikeway scheme will be....

As thousands of football fans prepare to head across Auckland in peak hour traffic tonight, organisers are scrambling to avoid a repeat of Saturday's traffic chaos.

When Rob Hekes best mates find out he's "New Zealand's safest driver" they're going to rib him.

Those going to the Fifa U-20 World Cup game between NZ and USA at North Harbour Stadium tomorrow are warned to leave early and expect delays.

More buses are promised for tomorrow night's U-20 World Cup football match on Auckland's North Shore after complaints about traffic jams marring Saturday's opener.

Uber's chief strategist has told Transport Minister Simon Bridges that NZ's approach to framing rules concerning the taxi-booking service will be watched around the world.

The opening match of the under-20 Football World Cup has not run smoothly for some, with public transport issues causing problems for fans.

One of Fuller’s Waiheke ferries broke down this morning and was forced to turn around and return to Auckland.

Driverless cars could soon be commonplace on our roads - but officials are still grappling with issues including who is liable if a car crashes with nobody behind the wheel.

The Big Read: The Waterview Connection is the biggest and most complex roading scheme in NZ. Steve Braunias puts on sensible shoes to see history in the making.

Last night was chilly. MetService said it was probably the coldest night of the year for the country because a cold air mass followed a clear night.

Holidaymakers hoping to avoid a right royal pain on the roads this Queen's Birthday weekend are urged to plan ahead and watch out for black ice.