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![Ask Phoebe: Danger from big beams an illusion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: Danger from big beams an illusion
Every day I drive under the Northwestern motorway extensions taking place at Waterview in Auckland.
![Power restored after wild winds batter North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Power restored after wild winds batter North Island
Most households that lost power after winds battered the North Island yesterday have been reconnected.
![Wild weather set to hit Canterbury](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wild weather set to hit Canterbury
Severe winds are expected to pound inland Canterbury today but northern New Zealand should enjoy a brief break from stormy, windy weather.
![Ask Phoebe: Walkways show off Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: Walkways show off Auckland
A reader writes : A walkway has recently been completed in Remuera which runs down part of Orakei Rd. What it's for and how much it cost?
![Wild weather: 'You name it, we've got it'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wild weather: 'You name it, we've got it'
Severe winds have lifted roofs and brought down trees across the North Island, but Auckland and Northland have been spared the worst of the wild weather.
![Rants&Raves: Speech training](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rants&Raves: Speech training
New Zealanders tell us what you love about life in NZ - and where there's room for improvement.
![Who's behind new Auckland ferry service](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Who's behind new Auckland ferry service
A company which began as a one-boat minnow offering America's Cup sailing experiences is about to take on Auckland's major ferry company on the Auckland-Waiheke Island passenger run.
![Ask Phoebe: Big vehicles mean savings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: Big vehicles mean savings
A reader writes: High-productivity motor vehicles (HPMVs) seem to be becoming increasingly obvious around Auckland.
![Alice eats her way into daylight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Alice eats her way into daylight
The longest road tunnel in New Zealand is one step closer to completion after Alice the boring machine broke into daylight in Auckland this afternoon.
![Rants&Raves: Life in New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rants&Raves: Life in New Zealand
We want to know what you love about life in New Zealand - and where there's room to make it even better. Today, Herald staff kick off our new Rants&Raves feature.
![The great school zone shift](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The great school zone shift
Thousands of students are travelling long distances across Auckland to avoid their local schools - and there's concern about the flow-on effects.
![Transport tops city to-do list](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Transport tops city to-do list
Improving public transport and the ease of getting around the city should be top priority for Auckland Council if it wants the world's most liveable city.
![$140m for fast trip to airport?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
$140m for fast trip to airport?
Traffic will gain clearer runs to and from Auckland Airport from a $140 million accelerated project to turn George Bolt Memorial Drive into a full motorway.
![Ask Phoebe: Busy bus stops first in line](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: Busy bus stops first in line
Bus shelters are normally placed at "busy" bus stops, however there is an argument that bus stops become busy when a shelter is added, says Phoebe Falconer.
![Plan to get Mangere residents out of cars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Plan to get Mangere residents out of cars
Mangere Central, one of the country's most economically and socially challenged enclaves, is in line for an urban project that will make walking and cycling safer.
![Council seeks transport funding talks with new govt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Council seeks transport funding talks with new govt
Auckland Council wants to talk to the new Govt about special taxes, including road charges and vehicle congestion charges, to fund its transport programme.
![Metro rail won't fix congestion - expert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Metro rail won't fix congestion - expert
Metro rail systems such as Auckland's proposed $2.4b link from Britomart to Mt Eden do nothing to reduce congestion in the long run, says a visiting transport expert.
![Public transport use makes you happier: Study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Public transport use makes you happier: Study
A UK study suggests taking public transport instead of driving to work can make people happier and helps them to sleep better.
![Transport and housing top of list](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Transport and housing top of list
Political parties are tailoring all manner of policies for Auckland, or more precisely at 1,030,125 enrolled Jafas, to win their vote.
![Auditor-General quizzed on city rail link](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auditor-General quizzed on city rail link
Auditor-General Lyn Provost is holding off commenting on the $2.4b city rail link until details of the project appear in a new 10-year budget for the Super City.
![Cameras target speed sneaks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Cameras target speed sneaks
Cutting edge speed cameras that can catch out drivers who slow down for traditional cameras then speed up again are being considered by police.
![Ask Phoebe: Taste of Auckland a bus ride away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: Taste of Auckland a bus ride away
Phoebe Falconer writes: Auckland Transport has no plans to run special services to the Taste of Auckland event, but there is other public transport that can get you there.
![Fullers employee follows customer around Auckland CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fullers employee follows customer around Auckland CBD
A Fullers employee has been issued with a final warning after she followed a customer around the Auckland CBD accusing her of theft after she was unable to produce her ferry ticket.
![Greens to invest $20m into electric vehicle fleet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Greens to invest $20m into electric vehicle fleet
The Green Party would invest $20 million into speeding the transition towards a private electric vehicle fleet, co-leader Russel Norman announced today.
![Phoebe Falconer: Merchant Navy Red Ensign was flown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Phoebe Falconer: Merchant Navy Red Ensign was flown
Work on the bridge is part of a $15 million New Zealand Transport Agency project to improve safety and help ease congestion on the Southern Motorway.
![Ask Phoebe: Street number owners responsibility](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: Street number owners responsibility
A reader writes: Is there any obligation for property owners to display their street number on their building in commercial or industrial areas?
![Dr Jamie Hosking: Smaller roads free us from traffic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dr Jamie Hosking: Smaller roads free us from traffic
We all hate being stuck in traffic. The usual response to congested roads in New Zealand, especially in Auckland, is to make the congested road bigger - turn a two-lane road into four.