Auckland Transport is offering crumbs of comfort to what it says is a small proportion of bus passengers - largely North Shore students - facing weekly fare rises of $10 or more.

Auckland Transport has sacked a senior manager amid an investigation into allegations of corruption over roading contracts.

The actions of an engineer who'd checked the engine of an Air NZ 747 after it caught fire on approach to San Francisco were not inappropriate, an investigation finds.

Auckland Transport faces a complaint to the Commerce Commission from a Green Bay bus passenger whose monthly fare has almost doubled.

Making sure Franklin is not the forgotten part of town is the big issue for residents there.

Axing his weekly bus pass has angered engineering student Alex can der Sande - and he's launched a campaign to get it reinstated.

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.

Potentially life-saving technology, first trialled on Dunedin roads, is being installed throughout Otago in another world first.

When heading north on Great North Rd, will you be able to enter the Waterview tunnel to head south?

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.

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

A bus has done a u-turn on the Auckland Harbour Bridge and driven towards oncoming traffic.

Port of Tauranga is holding up its inland port at Onehunga as part of the answer to avoiding further reclamation of the Waitemata Harbour for port business.

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.