It takes a lot to get Aucklanders riled, writes Matt McCarten. "When they do, governments fall."

A grass-roots protest against a planned Rotorua Eastern Arterial (REA) route is gaining momentum with hundreds of people taking to the internet to voice their opposition.

Darrell Preston would rather hobble 5km a day on a bad knee than take his chances with the new train ticketing machines.

It's taken 10 years, but finally the penny has dropped in the dark recesses of Auckland Transport's brain box, writes Brian Rudman.

Schoolkids are causing chaos on peak time Auckland buses, although officials say nothing can be done because refusing to take them would infringe students' rights.

The Waioeka Gorge between Opotiki and Gisborne has been officially reopened to traffic.

New Zealand's biggest civil engineering, roading and resources business has denied a report it is being put up for sale.

A partially-sighted Tauranga woman was reduced to pushing aside her fringe to reveal an empty eye socket before a bus driver agreed to issue her a concession fare.

Maori and Pacific Island children are more likely to be injured in a crash on Auckland roads than anyone else, research reveals.

You've probably seen it happen, writes Marillyn Johnson. You're mindful of traffic infringement fines and public safety, then someone on a bike rides past you, straight through the red lights.

The world's first airline to charge passengers by weight - rather than a normal fare structure - says the policy helps raise obesity awareness and improve public health.

InTehran RTS Labs is developing a ship-based quadcopter designed to rescue people at risk of drowning.

Could you clarify the parking situation whereby one has to drive into an angle park or parking space at right angles to the kerb on a public road.

Canberra's $358 million Majura Parkway contract is one of the largest won by Fulton Hogan.

Main roads out of major centres were clogged with traffic today as holidaymakers hit the roads for the Easter weekend, but so far drivers were being patient police say.

Editorial: All airlines should dwell on Judge Phillips' concerns about the pressure on pilots. Safety rules are not there to be bent at a whim. Trust in airline pilots will soon dwindle if they are.

Aucklanders are being warned to expect all-day traffic congestion - even if enough money can be raised for pressure-relieving transport schemes.

Auckland rail patronage has slumped to below 10 million passengers trips over the past 12 months, dragging down overall public transport figures.

Police are challenging drivers to achieve another zero-death road toll this Easter as New Zealanders take advantage of their last holiday weekend before winter.

Does a small business need a board of directors? Yes, says Steven Newman, CEO of tech business EROAD.

Every time I use the Victoria Park Tunnel in the daytime I notice drivers in front of me, to the side and behind turn their car lights on and then, a few seconds later, turn them off when emerging at the other end.

One year on from major changes to the give way rules, drivers have impressed authorities with their almost seamless response.

Bureaucrats are being accused of risking lives by dithering over policy guidelines for posting cameras at the country's most dangerous intersections to stop drivers running red lights.

Snarled-up Auckland roads are costing the country $1.25 billion a year, new Government-commissioned research reveals.