How much does it cost to buy a clean background check in India's capital? Drivers for Uber say the equivalent of a $130 bribe.

The signage for the northern end of the new Panmure bypass is confusing. Could the reason be that Auckland Transport, finding itself embarrassed by the sight of this expensive (though useful)....

We've listed some of the controversies the car-sharing service Uber has found itself in around the world.

A diesel tanker rolled into a ditch on Auckland’s north western motorway this morning, during road construction work.

The Government and the Auckland Council are at loggerheads over a start date for the $2.4b underground City Rail Link, and that's only going to add to the cost.

It's not revolutionary, writes Brian Rudman, but my solution post-weekend traffic hell is cheap and quick. Just clean up faster after a major crash and get us moving again.

Police have yet to get the message. The gridlock suffered in Auckland last Saturday is simply unacceptable.

The Auckland Council has voted to put back a start on the City Rail Link, after a 2015 start was considered too much of a stretch by the Auditor-General.

The problem-riddled Interislander ferry Arahura will be retired from service and replaced next year, it has been announced.

Auckland shouldn't throw money at projects that are just about providing a little bit of extra capacity at peak times but sit under-used the rest of the day, writes Matt Lowrie.

Taxi-hailing service Uber has been banned in Delhi after one of its drivers allegedly raped a female passenger.

Police have defended their handling of a harbour bridge crash which closed three northbound lanes on Saturday, causing traffic jams that crippled the Auckland's transport system.

What has happened to the all the eels at Western Springs? There are still some ugly catfish but no friendly eels for the kids and me to feed, writes a reader.

In his Herald column yesterday, Matt Heath proposed we shift Christmas to the middle of winter, for sentimental reasons.

Rules are having to be changed so walkers can use Auckland's new Spaghetti Junction-Grafton Gully flagship cycleway.

Last Saturday's traffic ordeal highlighted Auckland's vulnerability to complete and protracted gridlock, writes Chris de Freitas. A single crash can bring the core of the city's transport network to its knees.

Simon Bridges dropped into Team BMW in Newmarket recently for the launch of its new ibrand electric car.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown's favourite transport project - the $2.4 billion underground City Rail Link - is being shunted back two years.

It couldn't be better timing for Kiwis as standard-grade petrol nudges below $2 a litre for the first time in two and a half years.

Motorists bound for the airport will need to plan for delays as Auckland's Southwestern Motorway will be closed for works.

Driving the business from the board table is giving NZ Bus executive Shane McMahon a different perspective on his day job.

The driver licensing system will be reviewed to see if it can be modernised and made cheaper, it was announced today.

Farmers have been increasing their spending on equipment as cash flows were boosted by Fonterra's record payout.

The Herald has had an overwhelming response from readers since revealing the plan to ban all vehicles from Mt Eden's summit.

As we live near Cornwall Park, we were looking forward to the opening of the new cafeteria being built near the band rotunda off the Greenlane Rd entrance.

Hundreds of new homes will be developed on Housing Corporation land in some Auckland suburbs, including Avondale, New Lynn and South Auckland.

Alexandra Park's chief executive Dominique Dowding said apartments would be for sale from February and she predicted occupation of the Green Lane West Rd places by the end of 2016.

New laws around driver licences come into force today, tightening the rules around gaining a licence.