The Auckland Regional Council chairman Mike Lee delivers an ultimatum to the bus company at the centre of the industrial dispute - either fix it up or lose your contract.

A Herald survey comparing airlines reveals that almost a third of domestic flights in New Zealand are delayed.

If New Zealanders increased their cycling to the modest levels of the 1980s, they would burn off annually the amount of energy in 40 million cans of Coke.

Unions representing 900 bus drivers will continue talks with NZ Bus over the weekend to try and resolve their industrial dispute.

Auckland commuters are heading to the trains as NZ Bus continues to lockout its drivers, leaving 700 buses off the road.

Farmers are bracing themselves for another dumping of snow and motorists are being warned to take care as another low moves over NZ.

For the first five months of operation of the Northern Gateway Toll Road, it cost - on average - $1.29 in transaction costs to collect each $2 car toll.

A band of cold and wet weather is set to cover the country from tomorrow.

Latest updates on the disruption to Auckland's bus services today.

Auckland bus services are suspended from today following a notice of industrial action from drivers.

Monthly and weekly bus pass holders could be out of pocket tomorrow as Auckland's bus lock-out goes ahead.

This week's snow storm could have killed up to 200 lambs on each Hawkes Bay hill country farm affected, Federated Farmers says.

A lockout is expected to put 700 buses off the road and disrupt travel plans of up to 80,000 Aucklanders tomorrow.

Air NZ chief executive Rob Fyfe has lashed out at dithering over cutting emissions, described climate talks as a 'bureaucratic circus'.

Police say the Napier-Taupo highway will stay closed until all of the abandoned cars have been removed.

Two major highways may re-open this afternoon after unseasonal heavy snow in the last two days stranded motorists for two nights.