Bus and ferry operator Souter Group is flagging the possibility of a public listing as it puts down the accelerator on growth.

An Uber case debating employee or independent contractor status is significant for other firms in the sharing economy.

The annual rail patronage in Auckland has hit a record number with more than 14 million passengers using the service during the past 12 months.

The annual rail patronage in Auckland has hit a record number with more than 14 million passengers using the service during the past 12 months.

A Wellington bus company has been charged with failing to pass details to authorities about one of its drivers accused of wrongdoing.

A 6-year-old Dunedin boy was left crying on the footpath after he and his mother were not allowed to take his bike on an otherwise empty bus.

Helium-filled balloons have been banned on Auckland's freshly electrified rail network, as some stunned Disney on Ice-goers discovered yesterday.

There are reports a trespasser is on the tracks and disrupting morning train services on Auckland's western line.

Aucklanders commuting to work in the central city will soon have to pay an extra $35 a week at three of Auckland Council's inner-city car park buildings.

Auckland Transport is warning passengers of potential bedding-in glitches after it replaces diesel trains this morning with electrics.

Richard Prebble had better watch out. After three decades of perfecting his image as the bogeyman of the left, he's come up with a solution to Auckland's congestion woes, writes Brian Rudman.

Children as young as 10 are fare dodging and causing disorder at train stations, prompting a police crackdown in West Auckland.

Two regular public transport users — Roger Hall on the buses and Barry Jenkins on the trains — share the trials of recent rides.

People are concerned about rates - I am too. But as a result of our budget work and the adoption of a levy we can invest more in transport, writes Auckland mayor Len Brown.

Heavily-subsidised transport will next year see South Waikato students bussed up to study each day at the University of Waikato.

Money has been allocated for a business case for another Waitemata Harbour traffic crossing for Auckland, within a $13.9 billion national land transport budget for the next three years.

Two of Auckland's busiest motorway entry and exit points are being upgraded for a major bike route as the Government digs deeper into its $100 million urban cycleways fund.

Main work on the $2.5 billion city rail link is due to start in May next year, beginning with a new entrance for commuters at the rear of Britomart train station.

The California Labor commissioner has ruled that Uber drivers are employees, not contractors.

Transport planners can do so much more with wheels on roads that it is hard to fathom their attachment to iron rails, writes John Roughan.

Things often get worse before they get better, but for long-suffering Auckland rail passengers the prelude to electric trains is beyond a joke.

Finance Minister Bill English and Transport Minister Simon Bridges have written to Mayor Len Brown saying the Government is unwilling to consider motorway tolls at this time.

A new report has highlighted the growing trend in Generation Y's use of public transport - with a prediction that close to 50 per cent of those aged 15 to 35 would be using it in the next five years.

There is no sign of a new public space to replace the privatised Queen Elizabeth Square, says the Waitemata Local Board.

The Auckland Tramways Union is disappointed its employees were not warned there was a serious issue with batteries loaded in their bus ticket consoles.

Protesters carrying a coffin rode a morning commuter train from Waitakere to Auckland today to protest planned cuts to public transport services.

Campaigners want Auckland Transport to grant rail services from Swanson to Waitakere a stay of execution.

As thousands of football fans prepare to head across Auckland in peak hour traffic tonight, organisers are scrambling to avoid a repeat of Saturday's traffic chaos.

Those going to the Fifa U-20 World Cup game between NZ and USA at North Harbour Stadium tomorrow are warned to leave early and expect delays.

More buses are promised for tomorrow night's U-20 World Cup football match on Auckland's North Shore after complaints about traffic jams marring Saturday's opener.