A clamping company charging people $100 for parking for as little as a minute in a carpark have been accused of bullying.

Building park-and-ride facilities is the first transport priority for Auckland mayoral candidate John Palino, whose long-term solution is to build satellite centres where people can live, work and play.

A clamping company charging people $100 for parking a minute in a supermarket car park has been accused of bullying.

A proposed tunnel was rejected yesterday by the Conservation Minister - but that doesn't guarantee the thumbs down for a 41km monorail.

Red light-jumpers have been put on notice that cameras will installed at the country's most dangerous intersections.

A Wellington bus company is undergoing an urgent review after safety checks uncovered more than 100 faults on its fleet.

The cash would have been better spent on a giant fireworks display. At least we'd have got a bang or two for our bucks, writes Brian Rudman.

Rail supporters say transport chiefs are being short-sighted in wanting to close a station next to where hundreds of new homes are planned for South Auckland.

The Government has rejected two proposals for getting Auckland road users to pay for an estimated $12 billion shortfall in funding for roading projects.

A rail link to the airport will be a focus over the next year if Mayor Len Brown wins a second term at October's local body elections.

Aucklanders can either introduce road tolls, or higher rates and fuel taxes to address the city's transport funding gap, a new high-level report shows.

Drivers may be tolled at Auckland motorway exit ramps to ease pressure on ratepayers over a $12b transport funding gap.

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Drivers across Auckland today voiced their contempt for "ridiculous" rising fuel costs.

Hikes in fuel prices have forced the cost of petrol to a record high - with two large chains upping the cost of 91-octane to $2.27 per litre today.

A downtown Auckland shopping centre will be demolished to make way for the multibillion-dollar Central Rail Link.

Transport chiefs celebrating Britomart's 10th birthday as an underground train station are looking forward to punching a big hole out from its western end.

The taxi industry fears an increase in violent attacks on drivers as criminals become aware that as many as half the security cameras installed in cabs do not work properly.

Some personalised number plates have been deemed too offensive to appear on vehicles, with the New Zealand Transport Agency stepping in to stop them being made.

One of the world's largest tunnelling boring machine is on its way to Auckland to construct the city's Waterview Connection tunnels.

Petrol prices are equalling a record high at 222.9c a litre for 91-octane at non-discounting service stations, after 'unjustified' price rises by the main oil companies.

New North Rd is not unique in having limited lengths of bus lanes. Bus lanes are typically provided only during peak periods and in the peak direction of the traffic flow.

The morning was clear and a blue-sky day was in prospect.

Ride the Britomart Rail Station escalator down to the train platforms and look to your right or left as you descend.

An Auckland bus driver says passengers - including one who tried to use a $100 note for a $1 ride - need to start carrying smaller change for fares.

Two sections of the Northwestern Motorway inbound, at Lincoln Rd and at Pollen Island, have temporary 80km/h restrictions.

Auckland Transport is investigating the feasibility of building a commuter ferry wharf and 200 car-parking spaces at Te Atatu.

Bus drivers seem happy to take your $20 note for a cheap trip - as long as it's not rush hour and there's not a snaking queue waiting behind you.