Police caught more than 300 speeding motorists in a weekend blitz targeting Auckland skiers using a back road to travel to and from Mt Ruapehu.

A commercial jumbo jet carrying hundreds of passengers flew into Auckland Airport with a panel missing from its wing, and the problem went unnoticed until after the plane had landed.

Auckland bus driver Nico van der Zwet has spoken up in defence of his beleaguered profession and challenged other road users to improve their behaviour.

Police and the New Zealand Transport Agency have ordered 28 Wellington buses off the road over safety fears.

Auckland motorists have been told to avoid the North Western motorway after part of the road was closed due to "some sort of road subsistence".

Fire risks and faults with emergency exits are among things being re-checked by police and transport inspectors on Wellington buses after faults were found.

Bus operator Ritchies is facing more flak, with a family saying a driver took a packed school bus on the wrong side of a busy North Shore road.

A bus driver on a school run dumped a 6-year-old at the side of the road and headed back to the depot instead of taking him to his bus stop.

Shrouded in bubble-wrap, the first of Auckland's 57 new electric trains has arrived from its Spanish factory.

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Terrified passengers jumped out of a bus on Auckland's harbour bridge after it turned around into oncoming traffic yesterday afternoon.

Auckland's first electric train is transported from the Ports of Auckland to its new home at Wiri Depot in the early hours of Monday 26th August. The new trains will be faster, quieter and more energy efficient, making rail travel an attractive option for the city's residents and visitors. For more information: http://www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz/improving-transport/auckland-rail-upgrade/electric-trains

Residents of Auckland's city fringe are worried their streets could become "parking lots" under Auckland Transport plans timed to take place after October's local body elections.

Bus drivers are facing more accusations of misbehaviour, including an Auckland woman who says her car was almost squashed when a coach forced it on to a motorway shoulder.

North Shore commuters are confused by a late delay to the planned introduction of Auckland's $100 million electronic Hop card system on two large bus fleets.

Getting out of Orakei carpark safely an issue during busy periods

Bus drivers are in the gun for using cellphones and flipping through paperwork while at the wheels of their 12- to 14-tonne vehicles.

Auckland Transport has axed travel passes aimed at encouraging North Shore ferry users to catch feeder buses or trains to the waterfront.

Auckland Transport has called on external investigators to guide its inquiry into corruption claims and has stood down a senior manager on indefinite leave.

A new ad campaign is targeting "sensible stoners" who falsely believe smoking cannabis makes them more focused behind the wheel.

Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says his scepticism about electric cars has all but disappeared.

Actor Jamie Robinson (pictured) is one of two spandex-clad human railroad crossings in Auckland.