The Government has rejected two proposals for getting Auckland road users to pay for an estimated $12 billion shortfall in funding for roading projects.

A rail link to the airport will be a focus over the next year if Mayor Len Brown wins a second term at October's local body elections.

Aucklanders can either introduce road tolls, or higher rates and fuel taxes to address the city's transport funding gap, a new high-level report shows.

As election bribes go, Auckland mayoral hopeful John Minto's promise of free public transport in "less than a year" has certainly set the bar high, writes Brian Rudman.

A downtown Auckland shopping centre will be demolished to make way for the multibillion-dollar Central Rail Link.

Ride the Britomart Rail Station escalator down to the train platforms and look to your right or left as you descend.

An Auckland bus driver says passengers - including one who tried to use a $100 note for a $1 ride - need to start carrying smaller change for fares.

Auckland Transport is investigating the feasibility of building a commuter ferry wharf and 200 car-parking spaces at Te Atatu.

A bus driver who refused to let a child on board because he had $20 to pay his $1.80 fare should never have left that passenger behind, unions representing drivers say.

I guess Maggie Barry's thoughts have turned to composing her bucket list, writes Brian Rudman. And leaving messages on her boss' phone, pleading for another u-turn.

Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says Auckland will have to look at selling assets to fund its share of the $2.86 billion underground rail link.

Auckland Transport boss Lester Levy won't rule out ditching rail operator Veolia if it can't shape up.

The Government will push a wider southern motorway, and a freight corridor in Manukau before it starts work on the City Rail Link and a second harbour Crossing.

Ever since 1923 promises of CBD trains have been dangled in front of Aucklanders by various politicians, writes Brian Rudman.

Phil Twyford got the last laugh, noting that Gerry Brownlee had only days earlier dismissed the city rail link as "a short, little loop", writes John Armstrong.

Aucklanders face a hefty rates rise or congestion charges to pay for the long-awaited Auckland City Rail Link.

Auckland motorists paid more than $37 million in council fines in the past year, prompting a call from the AA to educate, not punish, drivers.

Mayor Len Brown has blocked a councillor's bid to put funding for the proposed $2.4 billion central city rail link and other transport projects to a public referendum.

A spokesperson for Auckland Transport advises that the sign is provided to clarify what is meant by the arrow in the far left lane when approaching Market Place from Fanshawe St.

Most commuters relying on public transport from South Auckland to the central city will have to catch trains rather than long-distance buses under a sweeping network redesign.

Could you please find out if the relevant roading people are aware of the chaos at the Western Springs motorway interchange.

Hundreds of faulty security cameras have been installed in cabs across New Zealand, leading to sexual and violent attacks going unpunished.

A wheelchair-bound rail passenger was stranded on the wheelchair ramp leaving the carriage as the Capital Connection pulled away from a Kapiti Coast station.

Booking a last-minute taxi is impossible for Aucklanders confined to wheelchairs, a Herald on Sunday survey has revealed. And when they do get a taxi, they are charged extra.

We have a huge growth challenge in our city, but with that challenge we have an equally great opportunity, writes Auckland mayoral candidate Joe Palino.

Better prices may be in store for Auckland public transport users despite fare rises targeted at students and buyers of multiple-trip tickets.

South Auckland train passengers face evening travel curfews unless they want to catch replacement buses, as KiwiRail plays catch-up on its delayed electrification project.