A cut-price Asian airline is promising the "cheapest international airfares New Zealand has seen" when it launches in Christchurch today.

Rules are rules and carelessness is carelessness. But I can't help wishing that there would be some standardisation of enforcement.

Thousands still suffered yesterday as Auckland International Airport struggled to clear the backlog of passengers disrupted by its closure.

The body responsible for Auckland Airport's runway lights is under fire from airlines and a Govt minister after Saturday's outage.

Anger among commuters trapped on a train crowded with U2 fans, rather than random idiocy, is being blamed for disrupted rail services to the first of the Irish band's two Mt Smart concerts.

Cyclist and petrolhead Mike Hosking has advice for road users in either camp.

Consultants have produced a glowing business case for a $2 billion-plus inner Auckland rail tunnel.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown expects a $2 billion rail tunnel through central Auckland to be completed within seven years, but who will pick up the bill remains uncertain.