If only "skinny" Auckland could fatten up, NZ would be much better off, writes Bernard Hickey. I'm talking about Auckland's population and how it organises itself.

KiwiRail anticipates the damaged Stena Alegra Ferry will be back in operation early next week.

Four Herald staff caught cabs from Auckland Airport's international terminal to SkyCity yesterday, so we could compare their routes and what they were charged.

Two taxi companies that bid for sought-after contracts to work from Auckland airport have had the agreements terminated because they were unable to meet payments.

A local taxi-booking smartphone app is the latest service to offer a fixed rate for Auckland airport passengers.

There are some road markings in the shape of bicycle symbols that have appeared on the road surface on Seacliffe Ave and Hamana St in Devonport.

A taxi company operating from Auckland Airport has introduced fixed-fare rates to the city and North Shore after Herald stories about some drivers overcharging passengers

Mark Hendry quit the taxi business because he lost so much money it eventually cost him his home.

Editorial: Taxis at Auckland Airport are the front line of tourism - and few first impressions can be worse than a taxi rip-off.

An Auckland cab company is being investigated for its massive fares - including a $200 trip from Auckland Airport to the North Shore.

Auckland Transport's cost estimate for upgrading Dominion Rd has ballooned by 40 per cent to $66.3 million.

Three weeks ago in the rain a reader slipped on an area of the smooth discs in Davis Cres, near a physiotherapy clinic, suffering a painful lower back injury.

Editorial: A conference at the Aotea Centre heard last week that traffic lights would be redundant one day thanks to interconnected fleets of driverless cars.

Speed controls on Auckland's new electric trains are overriding their drivers to make them slower than the diesel clunkers they are replacing for $520 million.

At some stage, the terminal should be shifted to a site more suited to the interests of those who use InterCity's service. SkyCity suggests that time is now, as it sets about the development of its $402m convention centre.

Alarming declines in patronage on Auckland ferries have been blamed on a double-counting blooper stretching back to 2011.

Crashes on Auckland and Wellington highways are causing havoc for rush hour traffic.

With all the hoopla over the new electric trains (and they are indeed wondrous things) one got to thinking - what is going to happen to all the old diesel trains and carriages?

A time limit on holding a learner or restricted driver's licence is being considered among proposed changes to licensing rules.

SkyCity Entertainment Group wants Auckland's InterCity Coachlines station out of its casino headquarters.

New Zealanders are buying more new cars and used imports, but we're also keeping our old vehicles on the road longer.

Interconnected fleets of driverless cars that "talk" to each other should some day make traffic lights redundant, says a guest an international transport conference in Auckland.

An Auckland student was slapped with a parking ticket while he waited for a mechanic to come and fix his car - despite leaving a note explaining his predicament.

Auckland's Mayor explains: Even with the improvements in speed, capacity and service that electric trains will bring, Auckland faces the threat of crippling traffic congestion.

Health researchers lamenting physical inactivity among Auckland's pre-teens - most of whom rely on their parents to drive them about.