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![Shipping near-misses on our coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Shipping near-misses on our coast
Collisions, ill-timed power failures, near misses and fires are among more than 50 dodgy incidents involving ships around our coasts over the past year.
![Road hogs must tighten belts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Road hogs must tighten belts
Mayor Len Brown has carefully avoided this moment the whole of his first term, but sometime over the next 12 months, he's going to have to stand up and be counted.
![Aratere ferry finally back in action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Aratere ferry finally back in action
For the first time in eight months the Interislander ferry Aratere will cross the Cook Strait.
![Ask Phoebe: Smart meters are here - like it or not](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: Smart meters are here - like it or not
Q: We have been advised by our power supplier that smart meters are being installed in our area. Can we opt out and keep our original meter?
![Tougher route for tourists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tougher route for tourists
Tourist drivers are being quizzed and in some cases denied their hired vehicle as the industry looks at ways to improve safety.
![Ask Phoebe: What owners get for their annual dog licence fees](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: What owners get for their annual dog licence fees
What exactly does Auckland Council use dog registration fees for?
![Trespasser on tracks delays Auckland trains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Trespasser on tracks delays Auckland trains
A trespasser on the tracks near the Britomart Transport Centre in downtown Auckland delayed some services today, Auckland Transport says.
![Tolls option as council wields axe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tolls option as council wields axe
Aucklanders will be given clear choices, including tolls and congestion charges, to pay for big transport projects in a black budget being partly unveiled today.
![Campervans in his DNA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Campervans in his DNA
Tim Alpe was climbing the ranks at Tourism Holdings Ltd when he and younger brother Dan came up with an idea to launch a backpacker-focused car rental business.
![Ask Phoebe: Crashes drop after give-way rule change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: Crashes drop after give-way rule change
It is now more than two years since the rule dealing with priorities at intersections was changed.
![Plan to book library cheats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Plan to book library cheats
The Auckland Council is planning parking restrictions at library carparks to block all-day parking in the free spaces.
![Tow-truck driver wins speedy acquittal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tow-truck driver wins speedy acquittal
It took a jury just 20 minutes to acquit an Auckland tow-truck driver accused of taking an impounded car on an unauthorised high-speed spin.
![Towie in dock over 113km/h 'joyride'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Towie in dock over 113km/h 'joyride'
A tow-truck driver accused of taking an impounded car on a joyride at speeds of up to 113km/h was caught out by a GPS device, a court has heard.
![Ask Phoebe: SH1 realignment had done away with need to close passing lanes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: SH1 realignment had done away with need to close passing lanes
On some long/busy weekends, passing lanes used to be coned off, so that merging manoeuvres did not hold up queues of traffic.
![Cyclists ask for simple bikesheds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Cyclists ask for simple bikesheds
Auckland Transport intends spending $200,000 on a super bikeshed at the Panmure railway station.
![Fuel deals key lure for motorists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fuel deals key lure for motorists
Petrol price is driving people to service stations that offer discounts or savings schemes - and more commuters are taking public transport.
![1412 days to enforce driving ban](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
1412 days to enforce driving ban
Motorists who exceed their legal limit for demerit points are continuing to drive for several years before having their licences suspended.
![Cherie Howie: Sorry, the free ride stops here, madam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Cherie Howie: Sorry, the free ride stops here, madam
Until three days ago I didn't know what it was like to be refused transport, writes Cherie Howie.
![Shuttle saw few takers this week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Shuttle saw few takers this week
A controversial shuttle service for Auckland Transport staff was little used this week.
![AA: Fill up to avoid the price increase](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
AA: Fill up to avoid the price increase
Motorists should fill up now if they want to beat the tax going up on petrol on 1 July, says the AA.
![Graphic: Crashes in NZ over 14 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Graphic: Crashes in NZ over 14 years
New Zealand's road toll has dropped by two thirds since 1990. The changes across the country are striking and raise the question; what are we doing right?
![Brian Rudman: AT's shuttle just the ticket for us all](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brian Rudman: AT's shuttle just the ticket for us all
Critics have been demanding AT abandon its exclusive $122,000, shuttle trial, and that staff return to catching public buses and trains to suffer like the rest of us, writes Brian Rudman.
![John Drinnan: Own goal for mythbusters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
John Drinnan: Own goal for mythbusters
Auckland Transport mounts lively ad campaign, then undermines it by using shuttle vans to help staff get around instead of public transport.
![Inspectors to wear cameras](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Inspectors to wear cameras
Ticket inspectors on Auckland trains are to be armed with small CCTV cameras on their jackets to combat fare evasion and violence.
![Wellington train left station with doors open](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wellington train left station with doors open
A Wellington peak-hour train leaving a station with its doors open and all its passenger staff left on the platform has prompted another reminder from the Government's transport watchdog.
![SH6 closed by rockfall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
SH6 closed by rockfall
A large rockfall near Mount Aspiring has closed State Highway 6 south of Makarora until at least midday tomorrow.
![Ask Phoebe: Venerable tree to be left as it fell in park](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ask Phoebe: Venerable tree to be left as it fell in park
After 80 years of standing guard over the playing fields in Grey Lynn Park, an old gum tree came down in the recent storm.
![Road toll opponent loses latest round](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Road toll opponent loses latest round
An outspoken opponent of road tolls such as on the highway north of Orewa has lost his latest appeal over unpaid fees.
![Petrol price to jump on tax rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Petrol price to jump on tax rise
Petrol prices are set to rise next week to their second highest level ever - thanks to a Government tax hike.