Primary school fights motorway plans
A South Auckland primary school is fighting to keep its doors open following proposed plans to build a new motorway link that would run right through it
A South Auckland primary school is fighting to keep its doors open following proposed plans to build a new motorway link that would run right through it
Editorial: Tragedies such as the cyclist run over by a truck on a busy Auckland intersection last week bring calls for at least two possible solutions.
Cycle deaths on Auckland's roads reinforce the need for faster action on critical transport projects, says the city's chamber of commerce.
An official Auckland Transport survey reveals the horrifying number of red-light runners at some of the city's busiest intersections - and most were cyclists.
Gruesome images of the mangled bike on which an Auckland man died under a truck will be followed by an advertising campaign designed to "humanise" cyclists.
"A hippopotamus would be faster." Auckland Transport is being accused of dragging the chain in its provision of facilities to make cycling safer.
Cycling campaigners fear more deaths or injuries in downtown Auckland unless an off-road bikeway being built through Grafton Gully is extended to the waterfront.
On Tuesday I arrived very early on the scene of a cycle versus truck fatality in Auckland, writes Lance Wiggs. The sight of a person lying motionless in the street with mangled bicycle in the background is chilling enough.
Tourism chief Martin Snedden is fighting construction of a concrete cycleway running past the family holiday home even though it is considered a boon for tourists.
With no meaningful public transport system and a ban on women drivers, getting to school in Saudi Arabia is a challenge beyond many students.
Dozens of disgruntled commuters are complaining to Auckland Transport each week about its troubled transition to a city-wide integrated ticketing system.
A summer crackdown on speeding which will lead to fines for drivers travelling more than 4km/h above the legal limit is strongly supported by the public.
The replacement for the stricken Interislander ferry Aratere has arrived in Wellington.
Motorists are being warned to take care on slippery roads today and leave plenty of time to get to destinations.
The busy period on the roads for holiday travellers in and out of Auckland is expected to start today, with 5,000 to 8,000 more vehicles on the road daily.
Ferry operator Fullers will change its ticketing system to stop the display of personal details of passengers.
Distinctive new road markings are being rolled out in an attempt to prevent cycling deaths - and video cameras will be watching how people react to them.
Transport Agency says it may address SH16 signs when Western Ring Route is finally finished.
One man has been arrested following a knife point carjacking in New Plymouth.
Drivers who crash on open roads during the Christmas and New Year holidays are more likely to be injured than at other times of the year.
The propeller missing from the Cook Strait ferry Aratere has been recovered by a remote-controlled underwater vehicle this afternoon.
More trains and buses will be running in Auckland when new drinking laws begin next week.
One of New Zealand's pre-eminent writers has filed a court application to stop the taking of her ancestral land for a national expressway.
Disgruntled taxi drivers have begun a hunger strike and rally at Auckland International Airport today.
There will be changes on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway today that will impact drivers heading east towards the city.
A painted cardboard train was paraded through central Wellington today in a push for a light rail system to be given the go-ahead.