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Ex-cop confronts 'unsafe' drivers

Tempers are boiling over at an Auckland school's gates as a neighbouring retired police officer takes on drivers he believes are endangering children's lives.

Brian Rudman: Auckland needs say in NZTA spend

Any business case prepared before the Waterview bypass is completed will have to rely on notoriously inaccurate modelling to predict its effect on the harbour bridge, writes Brian Rudman.

The truck with superpowers

It looks like a regular semi-trailer truck, but its insides packed with lasers and computers make it the most expensive vehicle on our roads.

Auckland Transport hikes cash fares

Adult cash fares are increasing by 25 per cent on Auckland buses and train single-stage trips, in order to encourage more passengers to use electronic ticketing.

AA calls for alternative strategy

Automobile Association members in Auckland are underwhelmed by what they may get in return for an average annual motorways toll bill of $350, the organisation says.

Driver charged over Ruby Marris death

Name suppression has lapsed for the Chinese man charged with causing the death of an Oamaru 5-year-old in a crash near Moeraki.

Maraetai crash victim named

The driver of a Toyota Starlet who died in a crash at Maraetai early yesterday morning has been named by police.

'He's on my side of the road' - survivor

An Auckland mum-of-three who walked away from a crash that killed a man yesterday has described seeing headlights swerve on to her side of the road.

Key snatcher had no licence

The man who took the car keys from a tourist on a narrow, winding South Island road did not hold a valid New Zealand driver licence, it has been revealed.

Grey Power joins Generation Zero

Auckland Grey Power has joined youth lobby group Generation Zero's push to cut major road projects and prioritise public transport in Auckland Council's new 10-year budget.

*555 calls not connected

Unconnected calls to *555 on Saturday night were because of ''unprecedented demand'', police say.

Bryan Leyland: Council must get up to speed with future transport needs

The railway tunnel will serve only a very small fraction of Auckland's population and at a huge cost.

Motorway toll would go on road-widening

A $2 motorway toll in Auckland will largely go to widen roads, not build better public transport and cycleways, a debate on transport issues was told last night.

Tourist keys taken, again

An incensed Dunedin man took car keys from a tourist who had stopped to take photos on Otago Peninsula, causing eight vehicles to back up on the narrow road.

Live stream: Future of Auckland transport debated

'Cut roads budget by $2b'

Youth lobby group Generation Zero says Auckland Council's planned spending on new roads in its 10-year budget should be cut by $2 billion.

Tourist drivers: Taking keys not advised

Police are urging motorists not to take matters into their own hands, following the latest removal of car keys from drivers allegedly driving dangerously.

Drunk taxi driver 'only had one beer'

An on-duty taxi driver who blew a reading of more than four times the legal breath-alcohol limit told police he had "one Kingfisher beer".