We are beginning the most important funding debate Auckland will face in our lifetime: What are we as Aucklanders prepared to do to get this city moving?

The Transport Minister, Simon Bridges, may not be as loud and brash in his pronouncements as his predecessors but the message yesterday remained the same.

Prime Minister John Key's new Government will soon have new ministerial limousines to replace the existing fleet of 34 BMWs, after just three years.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has released details of a plan this morning for a $2 toll to enter the city's motorways.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has released a plan this morning for a $2 toll to enter the city's motorways. Is this a good idea? Send us Your Views.

Aucklanders could pay a motorway toll of about $2 under a congestion-busting plan being unveiled by Mayor Len Brown today.

A GO Wellington bus driver who defied "common sense" when he abandoned his bus with the engine running and passengers on board will not get his job back.

Warkworth's village character and market town charm is being put at risk by a big retail development aimed at luring motorists on SH1, say residents.

The diamond shape before a pedestrian crossing is there to warn motorists that they are approaching a crossing and also for pedestrians who must not step off the kerb on to the crossing if a vehicle has passed over the diamond.

Last Labour Weekend one person was killed on the roads - 16-year-old Ricky Pettigrew. Today, his family have a message for other drivers, especially young people.

Naked Bus will give a taste of business class to passengers with a lie flat bed sleeper service hitting the road just before Christmas.

Fold-up electric bikes are joining hilly Waiheke Island's transport fleet, about to be made busier by a new ferry service from Auckland.

Auckland drivers appear to strongly favour motorway tolls over rates rises - if they have to pay anything more to fill a $12 billion transport funding gap.

The prospect of cars travelling New Zealand highways with no one behind the wheel is moving closer says new Transport Minister Simon Bridges.

As the Labour Party goes through its latest leader selection circus, could I suggest they avoid anyone who admits to having visions.

A reader writes: Where does the name of the bay on the southeastern side of Kawau Island known as Bostaquet Bay come from?

INTERACTIVE: Many Aucklanders swear their daily commute is much faster when schools are out. The Herald puts the theory to the test.

Could you please give some clarification about the arrows at the lights at the intersection of Broadway, St Marks Rd, Great South Rd, Manukau Rd and Alpers Ave?

The lawyer for a bus driver found not guilty of sexually assaulting a female passenger says his client has been to "hell and back" after being suspended, then fired.

Motorists are being warned of significant delays on Auckland's northern motorway this weekend while road works are carried out.

Every day I drive under the Northwestern motorway extensions taking place at Waterview in Auckland.

Most households that lost power after winds battered the North Island yesterday have been reconnected.

Severe winds are expected to pound inland Canterbury today but northern New Zealand should enjoy a brief break from stormy, windy weather.

A reader writes : A walkway has recently been completed in Remuera which runs down part of Orakei Rd. What it's for and how much it cost?

Severe winds have lifted roofs and brought down trees across the North Island, but Auckland and Northland have been spared the worst of the wild weather.

New Zealanders tell us what you love about life in NZ - and where there's room for improvement.

A company which began as a one-boat minnow offering America's Cup sailing experiences is about to take on Auckland's major ferry company on the Auckland-Waiheke Island passenger run.