A service which connects available pilots with passengers willing to split travel costs isn't operating legally says an FAA ruling in the US.

Auckland Transport is pursuing tens of thousands of dollars in disputed payments after a long-running investigation.

It has dipped its boots in Lake Superior, crashed a wedding and attended an aboriginal pow-wow.

Pressure is building to make travel easier between Australia and New Zealand, a move that could help fill a million empty seats each year on flights across the Tasman.

Auckland Transport staff have made repairs to the sea wall at a number of other locations in Auckland, writes Phoebe Falconer.

A swarm of hi-vis vests kept drivers in check during a sting at a level crossing in Auckland last night.

Night-time traffic on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway is being diverted as heavy concrete beams are lifted into place for a giant triple-level traffic interchange at Waterview.

More and more Auckland Council executives and staff are moving into central city offices with million dollar harbour views.

The Green Party would push for almost half a billion spending over five years on public transport in Christchurch.

In the Auckland Council's brief existence it has inspired enough "visions" to rival the Vatican's 2000-year-old collection. Queen's Wharf, coastal walkways, sewers, volcanic cones - scratch the surface and you'll find a corny vision to go with it.

The Greens yesterday launched a multibillion-dollar plan to save Auckland from traffic gridlock which dumps mega-roading projects.

Greens want to spend more than $10 billion on public transport and rail projects over the next decade, allowing buses and trains to run every few minutes at rush hour.

It took a dash of people power to free a man whose leg became caught between a train and a platform north of Perth yesterday.

Heading north from Auckland through the Northern Tunnels, the speed limit through the tunnels and for some distance after leaving them is 80km/h.

Motorists will be better off to the tune of $135 a year on average under ACC levy cuts confirmed yesterday.

Police have resorted to phoning rental companies to remove unsafe tourist drivers from the road.

Traffic lights. Can't do with them, can't do without them. Or can we? A century after the world's first lights were switched on, what's the future of traffic control?

To attract passengers, public transport must be convenient, fast, reliable, frequent, comfortable and affordable.

Most Auckland motorists would take a dim view of parking restrictions or fee hikes to coax them on to buses, trains or ferries.

Auckland's new electric trains are back running between Onehunga and Britomart, despite a continuing mystery over a power failure which knocked them out of action last week.

Auckland Council's new rule on wearing lifejackets in small boats kicks in at Labour Weekend but needs a law change before it can be enforced with the issuing of tickets.

A New Zealand manufacturer who adapts cars for wheelchair users says he has been forced to go overseas after officials here banned his design.

National's $212 million plan to fast-track regional road projects using asset sales cash is not backed by a strong economic case, OIA documents reveal.

Auckland Transport intends slicing half a billion off its underground rail loop by ditching its deepest station and keeping new trains off the ledger.

Is there any plan to open the Waterview Tunnel in one direction once one side has been fully bored so we can at least get half of the benefit sooner rather than waiting for both?

Hefty patronage growth on Auckland trains is making the city's transport authority bullish about meeting the Government's conditions for an early star.

Financial contract negotiations and arrangements for New Zealand's biggest new infrastructure job have been completed.

Phoebe Falconer answers our readers' questions about transport or any other Auckland issue.