WorldDanger from toxic fumes in planeToxic fumes in cabin air pose a health risk to frequent fliers and aircrew, a British coroner has said in a landmark report.23 Feb 12:00 AM
New ZealandAucklanders pick tolls over tax riseMotorway tolls are gaining far more support from Aucklanders than lifting rates and fuel taxes to fill a $12 billion transport funding gap over 30 years.22 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandCity's airport taxi fare gap up to $60Aprice gap of up to $60 has emerged between taxi companies travelling from Auckland Airport to the city.22 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionChristopher NiescheChristopher Niesche: Little's vision for Toll reaps rich returnPaul Little last week learned Japan Post was making a takeover bid for Toll Holdings, and the bid valued his shares about A$110 million more than they were worth earlier in the day.22 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandImages of train suspects releasedPolice have released photographs of a group of youths suspected of causing $25k of damage to a train by hurling rocks during a night of disorder at Britomart.22 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandCabbie found drunk in his carA Hamilton taxi driver was allegedly found so drunk, slumped over his steering wheel covered in vomit, that he couldn't hold himself up.20 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandWaterview Connection: First stage of tunnelling to stopThe first stage of tunnelling the second tunnel on Auckland's Waterview Connection project will stop today.20 Feb 04:21 AM
New ZealandCrash truck driver 'really shaken up'A truck driver involved in a crash that killed three members of a American family and critically injured another is receiving counselling.20 Feb 03:27 AM
New ZealandCrash driver was about start uni in NZThe US family killed in logging truck crash on Tuesday had come to New Zealand to help 20-year-old daughter settle into her new home.18 Feb 11:45 PM
New ZealandAmerican trio killed in Waikato crashThree people killed in a collision with a logging truck yesterday have been confirmed as American citizens, police say.18 Feb 04:19 AM
New ZealandNo seatbelts on dead trioThree people who died in a collision with a logging truck in south Waikato yesterday were not believed to have been wearing seatbelts at the time.17 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandUnsecured seats 'went flying' in crashUnsecured seating is being blamed for the large number of passengers injured when an Auckland ferry hit Devonport wharf yesterday, jolting many to the floor.17 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandMt Eden sightseers locked inSunset-chasers and their cars have been locked in Auckland's Mt Eden Domain again - despite a council apology last month to people stranded there by an earlier closing time.16 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionTony Holman: Beware that cloak-and-dagger councilTony Holman writes: The secretive assets sales project highlights the anti-people, anti-democratic nature of the local government structure foisted upon the people of Auckland.16 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionJack Tame: First-class citizen of the skiesOn Thursday I got the first Business Class upgrade of my life.15 Feb 06:11 AM
New ZealandNo free ride for SuperGoldWaiheke Island’s new ferry operator says it cannot keep offering pensioners free passage without sharing a subsidy the Government pays its competitors.15 Feb 04:13 AM
New ZealandAucklanders hire cars of Jafa dreamsImage-conscious Aucklanders appear far more likely to hire cars of their dreams than residents of other regions, according to a new survey.12 Feb 04:00 PM
Freight and logisticsWelcome to the internet of everythingParallel to the exponential growth in technology is the growth of the internet of everything, or put simply, the connectivity of all devices to the internet.11 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionDita De Boni: Little pot shots and grand promisesThis week we heard from the PM on what great shape NZ is in, thanks mainly to our extraordinary governance, writes Dita De Boni. It was a picture so incredibly rosy, I almost couldn't wait to live in that country myself.11 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandBridge car-surfer snappedImages of a man car-surfing on Auckland's Harbour Bridge have emerged as an Alexandra man remains in a critical condition after falling from a van travelling at high speed in Central Otago.11 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldTeens choked taxi driver with wireTwo teenagers choked a taxi driver with wire before throwing him out of the taxi in northeast Queensland.10 Feb 07:54 PM
New ZealandMissed Hop tags cost commuters $35KAuckland public transport passengers have lost about $35,000 in credit on electronic Hop cards disabled for repeated failures to tag off at the end of trips.10 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionMark Bracey: Pohutukawa plight could be a roading turning pointNo city in the world has managed to pave its way out of congestion. Auckland will not be the first to succeed but it may be the last to try, writes Mark Bracey.09 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandTrams spark Auckland's growthIf light rail were to run through the veins of inner Auckland again, it would follow a track back in time.06 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Council can't let AT take it for a rideThis week Mayor Len Brown was caught asleep at the wheel. Neither he nor his retainers were aware, until alerted by the media, that a resolution was about to go before councillors.06 Feb 12:53 AM
New Zealand'Trigger-happy' oil companies under fireMotorists have been hammered by three days of petrol price rises in the lead-up to the long weekend, prompting criticism by the AA of "trigger-happy" oil companies.05 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandWarning: 'Get ready to sit in traffic'Motorists are urged to take care on the busy roads this holiday weekend, particularly after a spate of road crashes yesterday thought to be caused by wet conditions.05 Feb 02:36 AM
New ZealandGerman tourist killed in Matakana crashA German woman on holiday in New Zealand to visit her daughter was killed in a crash in Matakana, north of Auckland, yesterday.05 Feb 02:04 AM
Freight and logisticsGoogle, Uber on collision courseTech giants Google and Uber appear to be crossing into each other's territory.04 Feb 10:40 PM
New ZealandNew signs too hard to readNew signs peppering streets around Auckland's Dominion Rd may have to be "re-skinned" to make them easier for motorists to read, the city's transport authority admits.04 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandRain road chaos: One dead, one criticalOne person died after a crash in Matakana and a school bus slid off the road in Manly as five incidents caused traffic chaos in the Auckland region yesterday.04 Feb 04:00 PM
