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Hundreds busted for drug-driving
The country's top road policing officer says most drugged drivers are not being charged by police for that crime because they're also being caught drink driving.

Woman punched on Wellington train
A man has been arrested for allegedly punching a woman while they were travelling into Wellington on a train this morning.

Council weighs merging CCOs
Auckland Council is considering cutting the number of unelected council-controlled organisations from seven to four.

How too-fast cops beat fines
Herald exclusive: Only half the penalties for speeding police cars have been paid since 2008.

Manawatu Gorge closer to being fully functional again
Manawatu Gorge is one step closer to being fully functional again after steel rods were drilled into the hillside to help secure the slope.

$13m for Super City CCOs
Auckland ratepayers are spending $13.1 million a year to pay for seven boards of directors, seven chief executives and seven executive teams who run much of the Super City.

Unelected rulers keep doors shut
Mayor's efforts to increase public scrutiny of bodies that run three-quarters of Auckland only a partial success.

MP cries foul over 'unfair' travel zones
A West Auckland MP says a new public transport zone plan is discriminatory, likening it to racially segregated "Alabama, 1955"

Near-misses since Rena
The Government has been notified of 11 "near misses" involving ships since the Rena disaster.

Brian Rudman: A rail loop or Queen St full of buses
For anyone who doubts the need for the inner-city rail tunnel, the recent draft public transport plan is the document to change your mind, writes Brian Rudman.

London-type bus network?
Auckland buses face a major shakeup, and the region could be divided into zones similar to London's network as authorities look to streamline services and fares.

Brian Rudman: Trying to hide you're targeting the oldies' perk not such a clever idea
Burying a review of the pensioners' free bus pass in the middle of the Draft Auckland Regional Public Transport Plan was never going to succeed, writes Brian Rudman.

Does rail have a future in NZ?
KiwiRail has recently announced a series of closures and redundancies as it struggles to become more profitable.Does rail have a future in NZ? Send us Your Views.

Dear a******, don't take it personally
Think your job is thankless? Spare a thought for parking enforcement officers, who routinely receive less-than-complimentary correspondence from Kiwis.

Troublesome taxi tattletales
Taxi drivers are using security camera footage against each other, resulting in at least one Dunedin operator being fined by police.

Pressure to replace sex-attack walkway
Auckland Transport is under political pressure to accelerate a roading link in Mangere to replace a walkway with a history of sex attacks.