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.

Sections of the Northwestern cycleway will most likely be underwater and low-lying sections of Auckland's motorway network are at risk of flooding during high king tides forecast for later this week.

The first officer on the scene of a crash, which police tried to blame on a truck driver for using his mobile phone, says there was never any suggestion the truckie was at fault.

Seasoned Auckland triathlete Garth Barfoot hopes to get back in the saddle after an emergency hip replacement following a serious bike crash, but admits his Ironman days are over.

Nuala Goldstein was put through hoops to prove she was driving lawfully in a high-priority lane after collecting her son from basketball.

As part of his platform for last year's local body elections, Mayor Len Brown said he would push for a 2016 start to Auckland's $2.86b city rail link. However, his ability to gain an early start to the rail link has been much reduced.

The Govt has spent more than $600m acquiring properties to make way for its flagship Roads of National Significance programme, Transport Agency figures show.

Motorcyclists planning to make the most of New Zealand's summer weather are being encouraged to brush up on their driving skills through a government-subsidised training course.

Wellington bus passengers can expect some disruptions to their journeys today.

Simon Soulsby's car-pool passengers have taken to flashing three-finger salutes at officers after he received two $150 tickets for driving in a high-priority lane.

Petrol will drop to under $2 a litre at Gull stations ahead of the long weekend.

An extra 58,000 motorists were caught speeding because of the lower-tolerance speed limit at holiday weekends in the past two years.

Phoebe Falconer answers your questions about Auckland.

Cars will have to give way to cyclists while a busy central Auckland road is modified for the flagship Grafton Gully bikeway project.

Youth group says Auckland plan offers only $8.7m, working out at less than a third of Wellington investment.

My understanding is that vehicles in both feeder lanes must stay in the lane closest to them when turning, writes a reader.

'I put this down as a mayor terrified of the real public.' Questions are being raised about the level of security surrounding Auckland mayor Len Brown.

Rough sea conditions have caused more delays to Interislander's troubled Stena Alegra ferry.

Cyclists from an east Auckland school are kitting up for a flying return from the holidays, even though several were bowled over by a car last year.

A replacement ferry brought in by Interislander has broken down less than a week into service.

Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city, is planning to ban all cars from its centre over the next 20 years and put thousands of commuters on bikes.

South Auckland communities have been assured a potential new motorway, which they feared may cut through more than 100 homes and several schools, will give them a wide berth.

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