Auckland's main bus company is promising passengers furious at being stranded on a commuting route that it will closely monitor operations.

Passengers on a busy Auckland commuting route fear the city's public transport system is slipping into "Third World" territory after no-shows.

Cameras are being used to monitor a driving tester accused of yelling at and frightening a woman he was putting through the hoops for a licence.

Hope Appleton is pleading to be let off a curfew on restricted driving licence holders, rather than risk walking home alone from work after midnight.

Car-pooling remains a largely untapped transport solution in Auckland, judging by lacklustre use of a priority lane on a main commuter route.

New migrants at a North Shore language school are setting an impressive example for fellow Aucklanders to start car-pooling.

Dora the Bora drilled a sewage outfall for Christchurch, but now it's up to Auckland's kids to name a far larger burrowing machine for the Waterview motorway tunnels.

Booking a last-minute taxi is impossible for Aucklanders confined to wheelchairs, a Herald on Sunday survey has revealed. And when they do get a taxi, they are charged extra.

Aucklanders stuck in traffic on their way back to work today may be surprised to learn their city has one of New Zealand's lowest vehicle ownership rates.

Jason Braid, of Mainfreight USA, apologises in advance to any Americans he might offend.

Police are urging motorists to drive to the conditions after a fatality-free start to Queen's Birthday Weekend.

At 14 metres in diameter, the twin tunnels of the Waterview Connection will be the biggest in Australasia.

A new motorway will burrow quietly beneath the Auckland isthmus, not even emitting a gentle hum to tell those above of its existence.

NZ Herald readers suggest ways to improve Auckland's much criticised bus system, such as integrated ticketing and improved bus shelters. Brian Rudman looks at the options.

Better prices may be in store for Auckland public transport users despite fare rises targeted at students and buyers of multiple-trip tickets.

Families of older drivers have been urged to look for danger signs, after a coroner found an elderly man who died in a crash had already been told to stop driving.

South Auckland train passengers face evening travel curfews unless they want to catch replacement buses, as KiwiRail plays catch-up on its delayed electrification project.

In Auckland, nearly 200 injury accidents were caused by driver distraction each year.

Auckland Transport has been accused of targeting students with public transport fare rises that will also affect thousands of Hop and multi-trip ticket buyers.

Struggling KiwiRail may soak up almost $600 million - or a tenth of the cash raised from partially privatising state-owned power companies, Budget documents reveal.

The head of Auckland Transport has come out swinging against the public transport system he runs saying trains and buses are late, infrequent and overcrowded.

When it comes to transport in Auckland the stakeholders are as many and varied as are the differing and divergent views.

Auckland rail services face another extended summer shutdown because of a six-month delay to a major component of the region's $1.16 billion electrification project.

There is an abundance of traffic lights in the New Lynn/Glen Eden areas.