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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.

Watch: Train takes out oblivious [car] driver as they cross the tracks

Shocking footage of a recent collision between a train and a motorist who failed to stop at a level crossing has highlighted the need for improved awareness around railway tracks.

KiwiRail board exodus: Acting chairman named, search for new directors under way

Rob Jager's career includes more than 43 years with Shell in various executive roles.

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.

Hot, crowded and slow: Why lower North Island needs 18 new trains

One time, the air conditioning broke and passengers were handed ice blocks to keep cool.

Inside the $180m plan to keep Interislander ferries afloat until 2029

Experts investigated extending the fleet's life after the mega ferries were cancelled.

Opinion: Budget-busting transport planning needs more political debate, not less

OPINION: NZ needs a broader discussion on what Tiriti-led transport policies look like.

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.

NZTA urgently investigated safety concerns raised by train bosses against KiwiRail

The operators of the Auckland and Wellington networks wrote to NZTA about their concerns.

Interislander ferry's stabiliser fin missing for more than 18 months

It means the ship can't sail in large swells like the ones forecast this week.

Property Insider: Insolvent modular apartment-builder owes $51.7m

A modular housing project has a big financial fallout, liquidators picking up the pieces.

Letters: Live animal exports cruel; USA not okay based on debate

OPINION: 'The people of the USA have no one but themselves to blame.'

Letters: Willis may come to regret writing off KiwiRail's board

OPINION: Also in today's letters – spending secrets, sentencing rules and Razor's squad.

Steve Maharey: Failure to prepare – this Govt can blame itself for the hole it's in

OPINION: To be blunt, it is becoming obvious that the Government did not prepare.

PM brushes off poll result as Kiwis deliver verdict on Budget 2024

Christopher Luxon also stayed ahead of Chris Hipkins as preferred PM but the gap closed.

KiwiRail: Expect more passenger disruptions on Auckland trains

At some point there will be disruptions for passengers, KiwiRail says.