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Train sounded horn before colliding with car, two injured
Black Mazda shunted about 50m in impact with train.
Transport Minister says bite the bullet and get rail work done quickly
Michael Wood says Auckland's rail network is 'neglected'.
Thousands of UK ambulance workers go on strike
Nurses, train and bus drivers and postal workers are also striking across the UK.
Ports of Auckland boss Roger Gray: Supply chain 'balances on a knife edge'
Roger Gray: 'We don't deny that we’ve let New Zealand down.'
The 200 consulting firms working on Auckland Light Rail
National’s transport spokesman described the spend as a “gravy train”.
Trespasser on train tracks disrupts Auckland’s rail network
A trespasser has been spotted between Otahuhu and Papakura train stations.
Simeon Brown blasts Transport Minister as 'foolish' and 'naïve' for meeting with rail protesters
It follows a meeting with the Transport Minister that did not go to plan.
Faulty link caused Auckland-Hamilton train carriages to separate mid-trip: Investigators
Incident frightened passengers and led to carriages coming to a halt 500m behind the train
Some Wellington train services axed on top of 200 buses
Metlink says many staff are unavailable due to sickness and leave.
300,000 fans flock to three major Auckland events: What you need to know
Auckland get ready ... more than 300,000 fans expected to descend on city centre.
Surprise truce: Port move, light rail in plan as Brown, Govt agree to peace pact
Auckland's mayor and the transport minister are putting aside their differences.
1300 Kiwirail workers to target track fixes over holiday break
Holiday services in Auckland and Wellington will be axed for rail upgrade work.
City Rail Link: Mayor Brown's ultimatum - 'just get the damn thing done'
The new Auckland Council has begun the difficult task of coming to terms with transport.
Auckland Light Rail company has few employees, but 54 contractors and consultants
The Auckland Light Rail had zero employees - now it has at least one.
Infrastructure report: A record pipeline of road and rail projects
Michael Wood is aiming to decarbonise the country’s transport system.
Revealed: The six Auckland train stations to temporarily close in January
Multiple lines will be closed during the coming months.
Protesters who blocked roads across Wellington secure meeting with Transport Minister
The meeting will take place in December.
Tommy Parker: How light rail could transform Auckland
Auckland Light Rail is huge in its vision and nothing on this scale has been built before.
Matthew Birchall: We can’t be naive about the risks to infrastructure
Success means getting projects done well.
Three Waters 'the right thing to do’ - Grant Robertson
Government will press ahead with plans for co-governance in Three Waters reforms.
'Vast' infrastructure plans hit big cost speed bump
An action plan for building New Zealand’s vital infrastructure will be out shortly.
Wellington says goodbye to paper tickets on trains
Passengers no longer need to buy a paper ticket to catch a train.
Public transport crisis: Meet the Auckland student who faces a five-hour daily commute in 2023
Chunks of Auckland’s rail network will be closed to make way for upgrades.
'Cease these deplorable disruptions': Govt may meet with rail protesters - on one condition
The group have been disrupting traffic in Wellington for weeks.
Focus: Rail protesters climb Wellington motorway gantry
State Highway 1 was closed from Johnsonville to Newlands as Restore Passenger Rail protesters climbed a gantry above the motorway and plan to remain there to deliver their petition to Parliament's Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee. Video / Mark Mitchell
Delays across Southern and Eastern Auckland train services due to 'trespasser'
This is the second time today that train services have been delayed in Auckland.
'Gravy train': Govt defends $16m for light rail consultants
New Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is also opposed to light rail.
All Auckland train lines to close over Labour Weekend
Buses will replace trains across the Auckland network, says Auckland Transport.
Waikato planners set sights on fast passenger rail to Auckland
Tainui Group Holdings is among those planning for fast rail.
The real mystery of the Orient Express, solved at last
Now a very real 40-year-old mystery has been solved.
Overflowing loos, no heat or light on nightmare 19-hour train trip
What was supposed to be 5-hour trip became day slog without light, heat or running water.