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Joyce approves Tauranga toll road
Transport Minister Steven Joyce has given the go-ahead to a half-billion-dollar, 23km toll road east of Tauranga.

Auckland streets ahead in dishing out bus-lane fines
Auckland City is imposing thousands of times more fines than Manukau on drivers illegally using bus lanes.

Council backs down on bus lanes
Public anger has forced the Auckland City Council to back down on its hard-line enforcement of bus-lane rules.

Officer injured after slowing for bus
A police officer suffered whiplash injuries after his car was rammed from behind when he slowed down for a school bus this morning.

Cheaper regional flights come with a catch
A new Air NZ regional discount card costs $800 for a 30pc discount.

Drink-drive sidestep 'gutless', youth approach finds support
Govt changes creating a zero drink-drive limit for youth and repeat offenders don't go far enough, say opponents.

Air collision victims instructor and student
One plane landed safely after a mid-air collision in Feilding this afternoon, while the other crashed, killing the flying instructor and student occupants.

Infratil manager in running to buy Port of Brisbane
Infratil's manager, HRL Morrison & Co, is in the running to buy the $2 billion Port of Brisbane.

Bus lane controversy - readers respond
Readers' reactions to bus-lane rules ranged from fury to support. Read what they had to say.

The $750m question: Are we back on track?
Yet again, taxpayers are giving the railways a helping hand - $750 million over three years. Good money after bad, or the start of the rail revival? Nick Smith reports.