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TGV, ooh la la: France unveils next generation of high-speed train

What's French for the future of European high-speed travel?

Simon Wilson: Row over park in Pakuranga tells complicated tale

How can you tell if your councillor is defending your interests or just pretending?

The big challenge for NZ business

For firms unsure of emissions reduction steps, help is at hand.

Simon Wilson: The Spanish city that said no to cars

Bright ideas that make cities better: In Pontevedra they stopped cars killing the city.

Airline ads to become illegal in this European city

Say bon voyage to airline advertising in this progressive city.

Venice tourists discouraged from using everyday item

It will pay to ditch this item before visiting the famous city.

Simon Wilson: Co-governance, climate change and the big fix this city needs

Auckland needs fixing, but not so much in the ways some mayoral hopefuls think.

Couple cycle 7237km bike-shaped route to raise awareness of climate change

The couple cycled the record-breaking route to encourage people to ditch their cars.

From greenwashing to greenhushing: Is that eco-friendly hotel all it's supposed to be?

When it comes to booking a hotel, it's not so easy being green.

E is for easy: Electric bikes for beginners

There's never been a better time – or more opportunity – to get the e-biking buzz.

Urban design: The new mayor and the painted piazzas of Milan

Bright ideas that make cities better: The Piazza Aperte programme in Milan.

'We don't have a lot of time': NZ touting a green hydrogen economy, but will face big hurdles

The govt highlighted green hydrogen as a game-changing fuel to retool the economy.

Simon Wilson: Saudi Arabia's futuristic city - and a warning

Bright ideas to make cities better: The good and bad in Saudi Arabia's new eco-city.

How climate change is warping the Swiss border

Without any help, a two-story alpine lodge hut has crossed the border into Switzerland.

Simon Wilson: In the Auckland mayoral race, who's going to fix transport?

Fares free and more rapid buses are the Auckland mayoral campaign's standout plans so far.

Has Auckland missed the tram on the public transport front?

Bright ideas that make cities better: The on-road trams of Melbourne.