The last of 366 30-tonne concrete beams has been put in place over the $340 million tunnel.

Union workers are threatening to picket the arrival of a shipment of Chinese-made railway wagons at the Port of Tauranga.

Transport Agency consultants believe tolls of $6 to $8 could pay for a new Auckland harbour crossing. The tolls would be charged on the new crossing and the existing harbour bridge.

We publish the picture of the slobbering drunk today because he needs to be called to account.

Today the Weekend Herald salutes the winners of the annual Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards, which honour one of the country's greatest leaders, the late Sir Peter Blake.

Four times in the past week, I have put my life in the hands of Air New Zealand's decision to fly under an ash cloud.