Not even a $2.86 billion rail tunnel will stop morning traffic in downtown Auckland from grinding down to half its current speed within a decade, a study says.

The Transport Minister and the mayor of Auckland have clashed over a report recommending plans for the city's transport network.

A report due out today on Auckland's transport is expected to warn of gridlock for the city if it continues to rely on existing roads.

Pedestrians were allowed to keep using an 85-year-old footbridge above Auckland's Tamaki Drive for four months after engineers had said it was not safe.

Pilots who transport sick children to vital medical appointments are proof angels do exist, and the search is on to find some in Tauranga.

Whakatakataka Bay lies at the end of Ngapipi Rd, just before the well-known green boatsheds.

The Kingston Flyer's owner has put the business up for sale, on the same day he suspended operations because of safety concerns.

Air New Zealand says it is already benefiting from The Hobbit, even before the movie's wide release.

The country's largest operator of urban bus services, NZ Bus, has spent millions on new technology which provides real-time information to drivers on their driving style.

Police are shocked at the high numbers of drivers dividing their attention between cellphones and the road, three years after calling or texting at the wheel was banned.

Spending on rail in Auckland has been compared to a "black hole of Calcutta" as right-leaning councillors take an increasingly strident line.

The grave of a leading New Zealand poet is at risk from a highway.

Jetstar has put together an "ad-hoc'' flight to get Kiwis home for Christmas, amidst a flood of negative publicity after flights were cancelled without explanation.

Police says there has been a substantial rise in the number of drivers they are catching on the phone.

New carriages allowing for the ultimate passenger viewing experience will get their first run on the TranzAlpine service this morning.

New Zealanders living in Melbourne have had their Christmas plans thrown into turmoil after being told by Jetstar that some flights have been cancelled.

A central Auckland bridge is netting $150,000 in traffic fines from confused motorists every month.

Government suspected of blocking plans to build wagons in Dunedin.