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Ask Phoebe: Bike safety upgrade for most of Tamaki Drive
Changes will give riders and pedestrians more dedicated space, writes Phoebe Falconer.
Editorial: Failed protest out of kilter with its cause
Protesters tread a fine line when seeking to achieve their goals. Activity that's out of proportion to their objective will work against them. Just ask hunger-striking taxi drivers.
Cameras to watch bikers
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.
Ask Phoebe: SH16 signage will send city visitors round the bend
Transport Agency says it may address SH16 signs when Western Ring Route is finally finished.
Man arrested after knife point carjacking
One man has been arrested following a knife point carjacking in New Plymouth.
Revealed: Christmas crash hotspots
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.
Aratere's missing propeller recovered
The propeller missing from the Cook Strait ferry Aratere has been recovered by a remote-controlled underwater vehicle this afternoon.
Writing great in court fight to stop highway
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.
Airport taxi drivers on hunger strike
Disgruntled taxi drivers have begun a hunger strike and rally at Auckland International Airport today.
Changes on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway
There will be changes on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway today that will impact drivers heading east towards the city.
Youth climate group push for light rail system
A painted cardboard train was paraded through central Wellington today in a push for a light rail system to be given the go-ahead.
City drivers still testing the limit
Drivers in Auckland City yesterday did not appear to be paying attention to the summer speed threshold, with five drivers pulled over in about 30 minutes.
$1b Auckland freight corridor opposed
Bulldozing 500 affordable homes to make way for a $1b freight corridor through South Auckland has been ruled a 'non-starter' by Auckland mayor Len Brown.
Mathew Dearnaley: City's rail service enters new electric era
It was hard to believe we were whooshing through South Auckland at 112km/h between high-speed braking trials on the first electric train, writes Mathew Dearnaley.
Electric trains are coming your way
Ninety years after Auckland's leaders began hankering after electric trains in 1923, the city is poised to join the world of modern rail transport.
Ask Phoebe: Light at the end of the tunnel for western drivers
Recently, the new traffic lights on the interchange at Lincoln Rd on the Northwestern Motorway were turned on. It's now taking up to 45 minutes to access the motorway from Universal Dr, compared to 15 minutes before.
Cameras set to 4km/h limit
All speed cameras across the country have been recalibrated with the new 4km/h speed tolerance as part of the police push to reduce summer road deaths.
Ask Phoebe: Give way rule golden if two opposite turns are on green
Only once in all the times I've turned have I been given right of way.
Bus drivers pinged on nature's call
Auckland bus drivers desperate for toilet breaks say over-zealous parking wardens are fining them for leaving their vehicles at bus stops while answering nature's call.
Temporary replacement found for Interislander ferry
KiwiRail says it has found a temporary replacement for the Interislander ferry Aratere, which lost a propeller during a Cook Strait crossing earlier this month.
Mayor courts private cash
Len Brown wants his council to look more to public private partnership models to create new infrastructure, saying it could relieve the financial burden on ratepayers and taxpayers.
D-Day for angry airport taxi drivers
Angry taxi drivers will consider blocking access to Auckland Airport and inner city streets if their demands are not met by airport executives today.
Lester Levy: Frustrated with card changeover?
It is not possible to quarantine the system while we take it from being out of date and constrained to modern and functional, writes Lester Levy.
Aratere's missing propeller found
The propeller that fell off the Interisland ferry Aratere in Cook Strait has been found.
Transport ticketing system 'a dog'
Auckland's new $100 million public transport ticketing system is being labelled "a dog" and a shambles by passengers upset at being over-charged or locked out of the system.
Taxis consider stepping up airport strike
Disgruntled taxi drivers will consider a nationwide strike if their demands, which include raising the minimum price of fares, are not met by Auckland Airport next week.
Public transport goals being revised down by 5m trips
The Auckland Council is revising down its public transport goals next year from 83 million trips to 78 million.