Low-lying sea fog which has caused significant disruption to travel to and from Wellington in the past 24 hours is expected to further disrupt operations this evening, Air New Zealand said.

Flights are resuming at Wellington Airport this afternoon after a thick, heavy fog lifted over the city, paving the way for one of the hottest days of the year.

Thick fog affecting Wellington airport and other parts of the city is not expected to lift until tomorrow morning.

Witnesses have described a woman's incredible courage after her leg was almost severed by the rear tray of a reversing truck.

Auckland Transport Hop cards have become fodder for scammers, after a Papatoetoe couple handed $20 to fake door-to-door sales representatives.

Police have apologised after wrongly issuing more than 20,000 traffic tickets because of a computer glitch.

Senior Labour MP Trevor Mallard had to pass off a packed-up bicycle as a briefcase to be allowed to carry it in a taxi from Auckland Airport.

A 16km expressway north of Wellington has had resource consent granted by a Board of Inquiry.

Tina McCullough doesn't cycle much now - she hasn't had the confidence since her sister Jane Farrelly was killed last year.

More than 200 motorists have been mistakenly referred to a debt collector for not paying parking fines - despite not being sent reminder notices about their bills.

Mayor Len Brown sounds keener than ever, for obvious reasons, to see work start on the Auckland central rail link. He needs to be seen to be effective again.

PM John Key has rebuffed a $250m offer from Auckland Mayor Len Brown to kick-start the $2.86b City Rail Link, saying it's on track for 2020.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is offering $250 million of the city's money to kick-start the $2.86 billion underground rail project before the Govt starts contributing.

Bad loser to the end, AT has finally caved in and admitted it was all bluster, writes Brian Rudman. It has no power to force neighbouring residents to mow AT's adjacent roadside berm.

Safety issues have been identified with Fullers' emergency procedures after one of its passenger ferries had to be evacuated on the Hauraki Gulf in 2011.

Auckland commuter Marius Botha is relying on the co-operation of bus drivers to get to and from work after a $190 AT Hop card payment disappeared.

Ellerslie resident Chris Mills says Auckland Transport is not being honest by claiming to mow the berms of residents who refuse to do so.

Arrests have been made after four workers were attacked on Auckland's rail network in the past week, sparking a union call for better protection.

On a recent trip along the Northwestern Motorway I noticed, in the strip between Pt Chevalier and Te Atatu, strange things sticking out of the ground.

Concerns have been raised for Auckland train staff after two inspectors were assaulted in broad daylight, one of them kicked and punched to the ground by eight people.

Auckland Transport has quietly backed down on mowing berms, but is skimping on the quality of grass-cutting.

The speed tolerance margin returns to 10km/h above the open road limit today after another drop in road deaths this summer.

Big strides are expected this year on five key projects to improve travel to, from and around Auckland. Transport reporter Mathew Dearnaley looks at the progress.