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Auckland Bus drivers told to stay out of floodwaters
Videos of bus drivers driving through floodwaters in Auckland have been widely circulated.
Brace for more heavy rain, Mayor v 'media drongos' & new poll results revealed | Focus Morning Bulletin: 31 January, 2023
North Island braces for more heavy rain, Auckland’s Mayor called out over ‘media drongos’ text and why the battle of the Chrises might not be a good thing in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Train lines damaged on Auckland rail network, debris slows harbour ferries
Railway damage detected, and flood mess complicates travel for many.
ACC overstated e-scooter claims by millions
PLUS: Beam turns to AI for new "Pedestrian Shield" technology.
Controversial crossing on Wellington highway to open next week
The crossing is on SH1, near Wellington Airport.
Driver shortage hits Wellington’s rubbish and recyling collections
Contractor EnviroWaste is down 13 drivers due to resignations and sickness.
How are you getting your kids back to school?
Parents are bending over backwards to get their kids to and from school around work hours.
Motorists can expect delays coming off the motorway into central Auckland early tomorrow
Confusion in early hours as detour instructions unclear.
Airfare pain: Whopping surge in international prices
Latest CPI figures confirm travellers have suffered from eye-watering fares.
Wayne Brown: The case for light rail is lighter than ever
OPINION: 'Why I remain skeptical about the economic case for Auckland light rail.'
'Massive risk': Man who diverted motorists away from police checkpoint charged
The man had an aversion to police stopping traffic and thought he was doing a good deed.
Couple seek apology for traffic camera photo up wife’s skirt
Gold Coast pair fume over "indecent" photograph after being fined $1170.
Transport Minister says bite the bullet and get rail work done quickly
Michael Wood says Auckland's rail network is 'neglected'.
Bus crashes into shops in Remuera
Police say the bus had been parked and was unoccupied at the time.
‘Cold day in hell’: Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says ratepayers won't fund light rail
Treasury is also forecasting a rise in costs for light rail.
Crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway closes lanes, causes delays
Traffic has backed up from Pōkeno to Drury and commuters are told to expect delays.
Flight chaos across US after computer outage
"Notam" system broke down, leading to more than 1000 flight cancellations, 6000 delays.
Cyclone warning: First tropical storm of 2023 set to swipe North Island
More heavy rain set to drench parts of the country.
Revealed: How lower speed limits will affect long-distance travel times
Lower speed limits could slow productivity too, so where should safety balance lie?
Ferry that had travellers waiting for two hours suffers mechanical issue
It's a waiting game to get to the island today.
Brown tells Ports of Auckland: Council will decide waterfront land’s future, not you
Council, not company, will decide port's future, Brown says.
Pūhoi to Warkworth? Which big motorway projects will be open for summer?
Aucklanders face travel delays this summer, Wellingtonians get a new highway out of town.
Ports of Auckland boss Roger Gray: Supply chain 'balances on a knife edge'
Roger Gray: 'We don't deny that we’ve let New Zealand down.'
Where traffic will be worst these holidays
A new online tool showing likely holiday traffic jams has been released.
NZ‘s road toll is soaring - agencies admit trouble in achieving unrealistic ‘Road to Zero’ targets
“Under-performance on some key actions put the 2030 target at risk.”
The 200 consulting firms working on Auckland Light Rail
National’s transport spokesman described the spend as a “gravy train”.
Auckland port's future: Top firms say efficiency, not posturing, must be priority
Too much posturing for big firms tired of politcial tirades, congestion.
Asphalt gobbler turns road work into recycling magic
Waka Kotahi's getting ready for its regular holiday schedule of road resurfacing.
Early Christmas for drivers as new expressway set to open
The opening of the new road has come down to the wire.
Simeon Brown blasts Transport Minister as 'foolish' and 'naïve' for meeting with rail protesters
It follows a meeting with the Transport Minister that did not go to plan.
Faulty link caused Auckland-Hamilton train carriages to separate mid-trip: Investigators
Incident frightened passengers and led to carriages coming to a halt 500m behind the train
Wayne Brown’s big day: the Auckland Council budget
As Auckland’s mayor prepares for budget day, Ports of Auckland puts up the barricades.
Donors pledge millions to get Ukraine through winter
Russian strikes have ravaged power stations, water facilities, other essential services.