Two men held a knife to a taxi driver's throat before pushing him out of his cab and driving off - for $30 in coins.

Shell's NZ petrol stations are now locally owned, with Infratil and the Super Fund saying that a large chunk of profits will stay in NZ.

Infratil and the NZ Super Fund says they have finalised the purchase of Shell New Zealand in a $696.5 million joint venture deal.

I won't fly on a budget airline. For the sake of saving a few, or even a few score, dollars I'm not going to trust myself in an alien dimension to el cheapo operators.

An "aging train fleet" is the reason for cancellations and delays on Wellington's rail network this morning, KiwiRail says.