
James Shaw defends transport spend-up: $5.3b on roads
Roads make up $5.3b of the $6.8b spend on transport in infrastructure splurge.
Roads make up $5.3b of the $6.8b spend on transport in infrastructure splurge.
Standing in line for 40 minutes, the machine wasn't cleaned once.
The package includes $1.1b for rail - with most of the cash to be spent in Auckland.
New roads likely to go ahead $12 billion announcement - but not holiday highway.
Delays expected to continue throughout the morning.
Comment: Injuries from e-scooter accidents pass the $5m mark and still no action.
Auckland Council said it was adopting a "dig once approach" with the new cycleway.
COMMENT: Downtown Auckland is a farce, it's clogged and backed up.
The 63 separate CBD streets to be disrupted by road work in 2020 are under scrutiny.
A mid-air emergency call was made from a Jetstar flight from the Gold Coast this afternoon
New data unveils Goldilocks zone where houses are not too far away and not too expensive.
A US military transport plane slipped in and out of Auckland carrying a secret payload.
It's the latest upset in the ongoing saga of delayed construction.
The construction of a $5.3m cycleway in Auckland CBD is set to take until 'mid-2020'.
National and Labour are both scrambling for transport votes but their policies are flawed.
"I ran around to the front of the bus, heard a child screaming."
The near-miss took place on a popular tourist route.
Police and WorkSafe have begun investigating the horror bus incident in central Auckland.
A worker who rushed to help says it was horrific.
Bystanders rushed to help woman and baby under driverless bus.
Ambulance crews were treating another patient at the scene.
Volunteer divers have retrieved 19 e-scooters from the depths of Wellington's harbour.
Ghost Fishing NZ has recovered 19 e-scooters from Wellington’s harbour. Video / Supplied
The Automobile Association says the result is a kick in the guts for Auckland motorists.
Motorists using SH 25A should expect delays near Kopu as police work at the crash scene.
Police confirmed the child's death, but did not provide further information.
The area on the West Coast was affected by storms and slips last month.
The Auckland mayor has disclosed his priorities for the Govt's $12b infrastructure fund.
Amanda Browne is taking on the might of Downer construction to save her best trading day.