A nationwide police blitz next week aims to crack down on the growing number of motorists who flout the cellphone ban while driving.

Rush-hour traffic in central Auckland will slow to walking pace in 10 years if the central city rail tunnel isn't built, a confidential report warns.

What hope for the CBD in 30 years when Auckland is home to another million residents and still tunnel-less? Brian Rudman on Auckland transport.

A nationwide police blitz next week will target motorists who flout the cellphone ban while driving.

The NZTA has warned it will pursue other toll dodgers after successfully prosecuting a Snells Beach man who owes more than $5000 in unpaid tolls.

An Auckland driver has become the first to be convicted for repeated failure to pay to drive along the Northern Gateway Toll Road between Orewa and Puhoi.

An arthritic 83-year-old was charged $145 for an ambulance that took her just 5km.

A parking policy expert says Auckland's new CBD parking system is in line with the latest international practice.

A majority of Aucklanders want the Government to make a significant contribution to the $2.86 billion city rail link, a new poll shows.

Nearly half of all senior drivers referred by doctors for on-road competency tests this year have failed, Transport Ministry figures reveal.

State Highway 94, the Milford road, will reopen today after being closed for three days because of the risk of rock falls in an area high above the western entrance to the Homer Tunnel.

Councillors baulk at the prospect of unleashing wardens in public reserves.

Traffic will be slowed and pedestrians given priority in post-quake Christchurch under a draft transport plan, which the public is now invited to have their say on.

A broken cable caused major delays on Auckland's southern and eastern train networks, while a police investigation briefly delayed Wellington services.

Sweeping changes to the Christchurch public transport system will be introduced next month, with buses on major routes set to run every 10 minutes at peak times.

Former Cabinet minister Dover Samuels has defended a traffic ticket for driving in a bus lane, claiming country drivers don't know city rules.

Letters threatening stern action for non-payment are being sent out by debt-collecting agency Baycorp.