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OPINION: Kiwis will likely find themselves stuck in worsening traffic.
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The plan sets out how NZTA will spend its funding to improve and maintain the network.
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Simeon Brown announces new 110kmh speed limit from Orewa to Warkworth
Proposed speed limit increases of 110km/h on State Highway 1 from Orewa to Warkworth will mean faster journey times for Kiwis travelling between Auckland and Northland. Video / NZH
Bruce Cotterill: Luxon’s tough talk to councils — no more magic money tree
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'Blue highway': Tauranga ferry service still on the cards
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Funding uncertainty looms over Capital Connection's future, again
The 33-year-old commuter service will be discontinued at the end of this decade.
Testing times: Emergency workers rush to Auckland’s new City Rail Link during rescue exercise
Onlookers watched nervously from behind safety barriers.
Death, rocks, doubters, tunnellers and Dublin: CRL's Sean Sweeney
'Would have preferred to stay in New Zealand. I love New Zealand. I’m a passionate Kiwi.'
Inside the Aratere ferry grounding: Midnight emails, mud and a disappointed minister
Correspondence reveals the back-up plan if the first refloat attempt was unsuccessful.
Council officers recommend using debt to fund raised pedestrian crossings
NZTA advised the council it would not fund "raised safety platforms".
‘Exasperated’: Tauranga ferry decision delayed
'We need to have this vision for Tauranga as a harbour city, not just a port city.'
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The victim narrowly missed touching the live rail.
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Video captures Auckland bus passenger spitting on card reader
A video has captured an Auckland Transport commuter spitting on the car reader inside the bus.
Editorial: Ferries safe to sail another five years, but should they?
OPINION: It seems the current fleet will need to see us through until 2029.
'It's the way to go': Use of on-demand buses soars early in $1.9m trial
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'High level of disappointment' - no pontoon bridge for Wynyard Quarter
Assurances that the existing bridge would be fixed by December doubted.
Violence against Auckland bus drivers increasing
The number of assaults in the first six months of 2024 rose to 33, AT data shows.
'Well on track': Finish line in sight for Auckland’s City Rail Link
The first test train run is scheduled for later this year.
Watch: Woman's violent and racist rant at Asian Kiwi bus passengers caught on video
Footage captured the woman yelling, pushing and spitting at other passengers.
Man, child dead after pram falls on to train tracks
The pram, carrying two children, rolled on to train tracks in Sydney.
Auckland Transport rolls out $50 weekly fare cap
AT users will be charged a maximum $50 a week, regardless of how often they use services.
$50 weekly public transport fare cap introduced in Auckland on Sunday
The fare cap will help with the cost of living, says mayor Wayne Brown.
Calum Haslop unveils Australasia's largest all-electric bus depot in New Lynn
Calum Haslop, the New Zealand head of bus operator Kinetic, unveils the largest all-electric bus depot in New Zealand and Australia, located in New Lynn, West Auckland.
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Kinetic says about 75% of Auckland's buses will be electric over the next 3-5 years.
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Bus shelters galore in record time in Whanganui
Improved Whanganui public transport facilities have been installed at a much faster rate.
'Just let it happen': 67yo's words about rape to schoolgirl on bus
He touched the teen's thigh as he spoke to her about rape.
Simon Wilson: Trackless trams in Auckland
OPINION: High-tech solutions offer Auckland a great chance to fix its transport woes.