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Grant McLachlan: Planners blinded by big picture

COMMENT: If there is one part of Auckland that embodies everything wrong with the Council, the SH1 intersection with Hill St at Warkworth would be it.

KiwiRail starts talks for new funding

KiwiRail is starting negotiations for a new funding package it hopes will run from 2017 to 2020 and is looking for a small number

NZ Bus heads down electric path

New Zealand's biggest bus operator is paying $30m to start moving its fleet to electric technology.

City makeover means major disruption

Central Auckland is facing years of chaos as several huge building projects get under way to advance the city's international aspirations.

First look inside Waterview tunnel

Ask Phoebe: Engine brake evils roll on

Compression release engine brakes, also known as Jacobs brakes, are the noisiest type of brakes.

SkyPath opponents reach deadline

The community groups challenging the SkyPath plan in the Environment Court have reached their deadline to finalise their issues with the proposal.

Barry Soper: Clogged highways costing lives and money

Is it too much to ask for rail to be marketed as a cheaper, viable alternative to road, writes Barry Soper. It would save the taxpayer and the custodians of our hospitals a mint.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Give us a bus and we will ride

Auckland commuters lose 20 working days a year sitting in jams, according to the annual Tomtom survey released this week.

Workers bear brunt of bus 'madness'

The annual battle for a spot on the bus has kicked off with commuters waiting in the rain for a bus with room and journeys taking up to 1.5 hours.

Fears KiwiRail decision will force more trucks on roads

Bus strike: How Auckland is coping

ROLLING COVERAGE: Everything you need to know as Auckland hit by 24-hour bus strike.

Bus strikes result in 'dream runs'

Auckland has survived the first hurdle of today's bus strike, but people were angry when police stopped motorists using bus lanes.

Uber prices could double during bus strike

Uber is telling users to brace themselves for surge-pricing tomorrow morning as demand soars from commuters stranded by cancelled buses.

Watch: Car catches fire on Auckland motorway

Brian Rudman: Auckland on loop of Govt inaction

Key's City Rail Link "dance of the seven veils" almost breached the R18 barrier when he performed at the recent Auckland Chamber of Commerce breakfast, writes Brian Rudman.

Barney Irvine: Time to listen to the public on red light running

In an already congested city, red light runners add needless delay to our intersections, forcing other drivers to wait and check before accelerating once lights turn green, writes Barney Irvine.

Fran O'Sullivan: Key's reluctant fillip two years too late

Mayor Brown right on the money with rail call but Govt let concerns over his leadership poison its decision-making.