An advertisement in which police falsely accused a truck driver of causing a crash is unlikely to cause widespread offence, the ASA rules.

It is the king tides that tend to flood this section of motorway, not all high tides.

Paula and Joseph Anderson fear a motorway slicing through their bush-clad valley south of Warkworth will take at least $1 million off the value of their secluded property.

An online tracker to follow the steady progress of New Zealand's biggest dig is about to be revealed.

People will be able to bike or walk from Devonport to St Heliers via the proposed SkyPath, crossing the water under a new tube-like structure suspended beneath the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Labour's decision to back the fast-tracking of Auckland's $2.86 billion city rail link at this year's general election is the good news.

Low-lying sea fog which has caused significant disruption to travel to and from Wellington in the past 24 hours is expected to further disrupt operations this evening, Air New Zealand said.

Flights are resuming at Wellington Airport this afternoon after a thick, heavy fog lifted over the city, paving the way for one of the hottest days of the year.

Auckland Transport Hop cards have become fodder for scammers, after a Papatoetoe couple handed $20 to fake door-to-door sales representatives.

Police have apologised after wrongly issuing more than 20,000 traffic tickets because of a computer glitch.

A school principal prevented a likely fatal accident by jumping into a 29-tonne truck veering across State Highway 1 after its driver had passed out at the wheel.

Senior Labour MP Trevor Mallard had to pass off a packed-up bicycle as a briefcase to be allowed to carry it in a taxi from Auckland Airport.

Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney zooms around in one - now an Auckland man sees it as the ticket to beating the Super City's traffic congestion woes.

A 16km expressway north of Wellington has had resource consent granted by a Board of Inquiry.

Tina McCullough doesn't cycle much now - she hasn't had the confidence since her sister Jane Farrelly was killed last year.

PM John Key has rebuffed a $250m offer from Auckland Mayor Len Brown to kick-start the $2.86b City Rail Link, saying it's on track for 2020.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is offering $250 million of the city's money to kick-start the $2.86 billion underground rail project before the Govt starts contributing.

Bad loser to the end, AT has finally caved in and admitted it was all bluster, writes Brian Rudman. It has no power to force neighbouring residents to mow AT's adjacent roadside berm.

Car request company Uber is looking to expand into Auckland and could give taxi companies a run for their - and your money.

Safety issues have been identified with Fullers' emergency procedures after one of its passenger ferries had to be evacuated on the Hauraki Gulf in 2011.

Auckland commuter Marius Botha is relying on the co-operation of bus drivers to get to and from work after a $190 AT Hop card payment disappeared.

Ellerslie resident Chris Mills says Auckland Transport is not being honest by claiming to mow the berms of residents who refuse to do so.

Arrests have been made after four workers were attacked on Auckland's rail network in the past week, sparking a union call for better protection.

On a recent trip along the Northwestern Motorway I noticed, in the strip between Pt Chevalier and Te Atatu, strange things sticking out of the ground.