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Commuting interactive: How transport has changed in New Zealand

An interactive map reveals the change in commuting patterns in New Zealand since 2001.

Editorial: Tram option deserves a serious look

If trams are found to be compatible with cars on big city roads, and will carry more people more quickly, then the Auckland Council, Govt and ratepayers must seriously consider them.

Tram plan: From isthmus to waterfront

Any new generation of Auckland trams would likely start from the waterfront and head up the Dominion Rd commuter spine via Queen St, says the city's transport head.

7.6% rates rise in Auckland draft plan

Household rates could rise by 7.6 per cent this year if the city adopts a motorway toll of $2 or a regional fuel tax to tackle the city's transport challenges.

Brian Rudman: Liveable Len could stop the chop

Just because pohutukawa trees prosper in Auckland's coastal setting is not a reason to treat them as a weed and hack them down when they get in the way of a road builder.

Tree lovers vow to fight on

Tree campaigners are vowing to go to court if Auckland's roading authority presses on with plans to chop down six 80-year-old pohutukawa.

Light rail returns to the spotlight

Auckland could become a city of trams again, with light rail back on the drawing board to complement trains and buses.

Auckland, it's time to speak

640 stung in police blitz

More than 640 drivers were stung with fines during a 24-hour, 84-checkpoint police road safety blitz in central Auckland yesterday.

Kerre McIvor: Zero tolerance far from confusing

I don't know what Michael Woodhouse found confusing about the zero tolerance on speeding campaign. The message was pretty clear, writes Kerre McIvor.

NZTA apologises for driving test backlog

People wanting to sit practical driving tests are facing hefty waits of up to six weeks before their driving skills can be assessed.

Eric Crampton: Truth behind that holiday road toll

Fifteen fatalities upset the armchair experts, but the bigger picture shows there's no need for alarm, says Eric Crampton

Support for volcano car ban widens

A ban on cars from the summit of Mt Eden, one of Auckland's best-known sightseeing spots, has overwhelming support in a new Herald-DigiPoll survey.

Further eruptions disrupt more flights

Further volcanic eruptions have disrupted more flights to and from Tonga this evening.

City reaps $100m in vehicle fines

Motorists have forked out more than $100 million in parking and vehicle fines from Auckland Transport over four years - and owe plenty more.

Dramatic new photo of volcanic eruption

A dramatic new image has emerged of the volcanic eruption which has disrupted air travel to and from Tonga.

Top cop: 'We should have been clearer'

Police Commissioner Mike Bush has admitted there was some confusion around police’s summer road safety campaign.

Eruption in Tonga strands hundreds

Hundreds of travellers and holidaymakers have been left stranded after flights to and from Tonga were cancelled yesterday because of a huge volcanic ash cloud.