The troubled Interislander ferry Aratere has been taken out of service for a second day, disrupting the travel plans of hundreds more passengers.

North Shore leaders will this year ramp up calls for a new Waitemata Harbour traffic crossing, even though the Transport Agency does not believe one will be needed before 2030.

Napier's central Intercity bus terminal is being described as shambolic, chaotic, an embarrassment, a nightmare and a disgrace.

The report does not show, nor claim to show, that the line is viable, only that a wider view of the net costs and benefits to NZ arguably should be considered, writes Stephen Selwood.

Massive earthworks sprawling across parkland through two Auckland suburbs are a prelude to the country's largest transport project - the 4.8km Waterview connection.

An independent review has found flaws in KiwiRail's decision to close the Gisborne to Napier line and suggests the tonnage needed to keep the route viable can be achieved.

Traffic is backed up on Auckland’s Northwestern motorway after a collision between a truck and a car.

An independent report aimed at proving the economic viability of the Gisborne to Napier railway line is expected to be released to the public this week.

Two clip-on lanes of the Auckland Harbour Bridge have reopened following the completion of maintenance work that had closed them since Boxing Day.

Auckland's $1.14 billion rail electrification project is chugging into the home straight, ready for the arrival in September of the first of 57 zippier and quieter trains.

There has been a call to quicken up the process for holiday makers heading north of Auckland by introducing a text message payment option on the Northern Gateway Toll Road.

Fatal accidents, breakdowns and huge traffic backlogs have plagued the first four days of the official Christmas road toll period.

Motorists are being reminded of lane closures on the Auckland Harbour Bridge as its annual maintenance gets underway.

Removing roadblocks to allow for decisive action on Auckland's critically important economic growth agenda is emerging as the top issue in early 2013.

Military bosses were told "it is important the RNZAF does not cover up" its illegal shipment of pyrotechnic canisters which endangered hundreds of lives.

A police officer has told how he picked up the phone of a driver killed in a road crash and found a half-written text message on it.

Editorial: The reactions of Len Brown and Gerry Brownlee when the City Centre Future Access Study was released made it seem barely conceivable they had read the same report.