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'Chaos' at Britomart station

Dozens of marauding youths brought Auckland trains to a halt last night as hundreds of people converged on Britomart to get home after Christmas in the Park.

Ratepayers to fork out for bus paint job

Transport meltdowns tarnish Auckland

Aucklanders wondering when they will become inhabitants of "the world's most liveable city" have suffered a triple-serving of key service meltdowns in one week.

John Roughan: Up close, council is worse than imagined

Not long ago I wondered here whether we need more than one government in a country where the whole population is no larger than an average city in the world.

Len Brown: Slow train coming

Len Brown hitched up his pants. Well, he thought, here we go. Here we go again. He surveyed the scene before him like Caesar in the senate of Rome.

California sues Uber in startup's latest legal woe

California prosecutors sued Uber over the ride-booking company's driver background checks and other allegations.

Uber drivers say $130 can buy clean past as rape roils India

How much does it cost to buy a clean background check in India's capital? Drivers for Uber say the equivalent of a $130 bribe.

Anti-Uber backlash spreading

We've listed some of the controversies the car-sharing service Uber has found itself in around the world.

Bus death inquest: director gives evidence

The director of a bus company who was hit by a bus near has told an inquest into her death that moving buses out of central Wellington could create an increased risk to pedestrians.

Uber exec suggests digging up dirt on reporters

An Uber executive has come under fire for saying they should hire researchers to dig up dirt on journalists who criticise the company.

Bus death inquest: Safety options tabled

A package of safety measures for central Wellington streets could reduce the risks to pedestrians following the death of jogger Venessa Green.

Trapped commuters: Company fined 25K

A Wellington bus company has been fined $22,000 and told to pay $3500 reparations to "frightened, scared and worried" people who became stuck in bus doors.

Wellington woman killed by bus - brother appalled

The brother of a woman killed when she was struck by a bus in central Wellington says his family was "appalled" at the lack of pedestrian safety measures at the crash site.

Taxi driver attacked over $53 fare

Two men have been arrested after video images showing a South Auckland taxi driver being attacked and beaten with a bottle, all to evade a $53 fare, was made public.

Jogging death: Bus driver's tears

A bus driver tearfully apologised to the family of a woman who was killed by the bus he was driving at an emotional coronial inquest today.

Costs spark new look at trams to airport

Auckland Transport is under pressure to safeguard a rail route from Onehunga to the airport before the NZ Transport Agency builds a $140 million motorway extension.