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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Auckland train services are starting to move again after hundreds of Auckland train commuters were left stranded at Britomart Station.

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.