An Indonesian official last night said objects had been spotted in the sea by a search plane hunting for the missing AirAsia jet.

Air New Zealand's flights to Buenos Aires will be more than a third filled with passengers from Australia, an analysis of the service says.

Eighty five years ago the carrier that was to become Hawaiian Airlines started commercial flights using a plane dubbed the "ugly duckling".

Motorists heading home or away today are being told to expect delays with several roadworks under way.

Police are urging care on the roads over the holidays as a four-car crash leaves one person critically injured.

New Zealanders tell us what they love about life in New Zealand — and what needs to change.

With the annual summer exodus to the beach about to begin, motorists are being warned to take care while driving this festive season.

A cyclist who was assaulted during a motorist's fit of road rage has forgiven the man and says, in fact, he feels sorry for him

Rush hour on the New York subway and space is at a premium. Yet despite the crush, some passengers - men, usually, it is alleged - want to take up more room than is entirely necessary...

Slow-speed streets where pedestrians have the right of way have become a feature of the central city and more streets could become more pedestrian-friendly.

Auckland's fledgling Waiheke ferry commuter service is launching a new vessel next week to boost capacity for the peak summer market.

Following the July breach, Mr Brownlee claimed he was given permission by an airport staff member manning a secure exit door to bypass security.

At first glance, it seems extraordinary that a farming couple could be fined $40,000 for not wearing helmets while riding their quad bikes.

Aucklanders face some tough choices on the costs and services of the Super City on their return from the festive season.

Police are vowing to trawl through CCTV footage for evidence against rampaging youths who brought Auckland's rail network to its knees on Saturday night.

Key Auckland transport projects - including some on which work has already started - face long delays unless new money can be raised from road tolls or higher rates.

A reader writes: Are tinted overlays checked during the WoF process?

Dozens of marauding youths brought Auckland trains to a halt last night as hundreds of people converged on Britomart to get home after Christmas in the Park.

Investigators seeking the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean are widening their search area to cover the chance the aircraft fell from the sky at a shallower angle than expected.

Aucklanders wondering when they will become inhabitants of "the world's most liveable city" have suffered a triple-serving of key service meltdowns in one week.

Not long ago I wondered here whether we need more than one government in a country where the whole population is no larger than an average city in the world.

Len Brown hitched up his pants. Well, he thought, here we go. Here we go again. He surveyed the scene before him like Caesar in the senate of Rome.

Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon expects low oil prices to stimulate demand for travel but for their beneficial effect on the airline's fuel bill to be muted by the fall in the New Zealand dollar.

Uber, the app that links "riders" with drivers and threatens to turn the regulated taxi market on its ear, is sending a wave of nervousness through Auckland.

California prosecutors sued Uber over the ride-booking company's driver background checks and other allegations.