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![Govt's $100m cycleway pledge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Govt's $100m cycleway pledge
The Government is muscling in on Green Party turf by promising an extra $100 million over four years for urban cycleways.
![Uber-style flight sharing app deemed illegal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Uber-style flight sharing app deemed illegal
A service which connects available pilots with passengers willing to split travel costs isn't operating legally says an FAA ruling in the US.
![Council hunts for missing money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Council hunts for missing money
Auckland Transport is pursuing tens of thousands of dollars in disputed payments after a long-running investigation.
![Robot hitchhiker nears end of 6000km journey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Robot hitchhiker nears end of 6000km journey
It has dipped its boots in Lake Superior, crashed a wedding and attended an aboriginal pow-wow.
![Pressure on to ease Oz-NZ travel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pressure on to ease Oz-NZ travel
Pressure is building to make travel easier between Australia and New Zealand, a move that could help fill a million empty seats each year on flights across the Tasman.
![Ask Phoebe: Path under bridge not for public](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: Path under bridge not for public
Auckland Transport staff have made repairs to the sea wall at a number of other locations in Auckland, writes Phoebe Falconer.
![High-vis sting slows drivers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
High-vis sting slows drivers
A swarm of hi-vis vests kept drivers in check during a sting at a level crossing in Auckland last night.
![Where's Waterview work at?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Where's Waterview work at?
Night-time traffic on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway is being diverted as heavy concrete beams are lifted into place for a giant triple-level traffic interchange at Waterview.
![Ask Phoebe: Noise pollution unfortunate extra](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: Noise pollution unfortunate extra
Manukau Rd and Pah Rd are both arterial roads and are designed to cope with significant heavy vehicle volumes, writes Phoebe Falconer.
![Long-awaited SH1 upgrade moves forward](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Long-awaited SH1 upgrade moves forward
A long-awaited upgrade to State Highway 1 north of Wellington has moved forward with the award of a major contract.
![Brian Rudman: Drop the dreams, we need reality](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brian Rudman: Drop the dreams, we need reality
In the Auckland Council's brief existence it has inspired enough "visions" to rival the Vatican's 2000-year-old collection. Queen's Wharf, coastal walkways, sewers, volcanic cones - scratch the surface and you'll find a corny vision to go with it.
![Greens' $10b bid to end city gridlock](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Greens' $10b bid to end city gridlock
The Greens yesterday launched a multibillion-dollar plan to save Auckland from traffic gridlock which dumps mega-roading projects.
![Greens: Spend $10b on public transport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Greens: Spend $10b on public transport
Greens want to spend more than $10 billion on public transport and rail projects over the next decade, allowing buses and trains to run every few minutes at rush hour.
![When you don't 'mind the gap'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
When you don't 'mind the gap'
It took a dash of people power to free a man whose leg became caught between a train and a platform north of Perth yesterday.
![Ask Phoebe: Puhoi speed limit interim safety measure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: Puhoi speed limit interim safety measure
Heading north from Auckland through the Northern Tunnels, the speed limit through the tunnels and for some distance after leaving them is 80km/h.
![Workers and bosses lose out to motorists in ACC levy cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Workers and bosses lose out to motorists in ACC levy cuts
Motorists will be better off to the tune of $135 a year on average under ACC levy cuts confirmed yesterday.
![Mathew Dearnaley: Flouting the signals as old red, yellow and green](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mathew Dearnaley: Flouting the signals as old red, yellow and green
Running the red has been an all too popular Auckland pastime since the first set of "vehicle actuated" traffic lights was installed at the intersection of Customs and Albert Sts in June, 1947.
![Ask Phoebe: 'Space-saver' for temporary use](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: 'Space-saver' for temporary use
Temporary-use spare wheels - non-standard spare or skinny tyre - are increasingly being supplied as standard by car manufacturers to save space and weight.
![Editorial: Cameras most economic deterrent to train violence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Editorial: Cameras most economic deterrent to train violence
To attract passengers, public transport must be convenient, fast, reliable, frequent, comfortable and affordable.
![Parking rises likely to irk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Parking rises likely to irk
Most Auckland motorists would take a dim view of parking restrictions or fee hikes to coax them on to buses, trains or ferries.
![Trains back but fault not yet sorted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Trains back but fault not yet sorted
Auckland's new electric trains are back running between Onehunga and Britomart, despite a continuing mystery over a power failure which knocked them out of action last week.
![Lifejacket rule needs law change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Lifejacket rule needs law change
Auckland Council's new rule on wearing lifejackets in small boats kicks in at Labour Weekend but needs a law change before it can be enforced with the issuing of tickets.
![Banned in NZ, but ok in France](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Banned in NZ, but ok in France
A New Zealand manufacturer who adapts cars for wheelchair users says he has been forced to go overseas after officials here banned his design.
![Shaky case for $212m roading plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Shaky case for $212m roading plan
National's $212 million plan to fast-track regional road projects using asset sales cash is not backed by a strong economic case, OIA documents reveal.
![$500m saved by scrapping rail station](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
$500m saved by scrapping rail station
Auckland Transport intends slicing half a billion off its underground rail loop by ditching its deepest station and keeping new trains off the ledger.
![Ask Phoebe: Twin tunnels have to open together](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: Twin tunnels have to open together
Is there any plan to open the Waterview Tunnel in one direction once one side has been fully bored so we can at least get half of the benefit sooner rather than waiting for both?
![Early start to rail link 'realistic'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Early start to rail link 'realistic'
Hefty patronage growth on Auckland trains is making the city's transport authority bullish about meeting the Government's conditions for an early star.