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Ask Phoebe: Noise pollution unfortunate extra

Manukau Rd and Pah Rd are both arterial roads and are designed to cope with significant heavy vehicle volumes, writes Phoebe Falconer.

Greens' $10b bid to end city gridlock

The Greens yesterday launched a multibillion-dollar plan to save Auckland from traffic gridlock which dumps mega-roading projects.

100 years of red light rage

Traffic lights. Can't do with them, can't do without them. Or can we? A century after the world's first lights were switched on, what's the future of traffic control?

Mathew Dearnaley: Flouting the signals as old red, yellow and green

Running the red has been an all too popular Auckland pastime since the first set of "vehicle actuated" traffic lights was installed at the intersection of Customs and Albert Sts in June, 1947.

Editorial: Cameras most economic deterrent to train violence

To attract passengers, public transport must be convenient, fast, reliable, frequent, comfortable and affordable.

Parking rises likely to irk

Most Auckland motorists would take a dim view of parking restrictions or fee hikes to coax them on to buses, trains or ferries.

Banned in NZ, but ok in France

A New Zealand manufacturer who adapts cars for wheelchair users says he has been forced to go overseas after officials here banned his design.

Road plans don't stack up: Opposition

The National Government's $212 million plan to put a series of hand-picked regional roading projects in the fastlane using asset sales cash is not backed by a strong economic case.

Ask Phoebe: Twin tunnels have to open together

Is there any plan to open the Waterview Tunnel in one direction once one side has been fully bored so we can at least get half of the benefit sooner rather than waiting for both?

Parking warden bashed

A parking warden was admitted to hospital after being attacked on duty in Auckland - and the assault was so bad, it kept him in hospital for five nights.

Mark Bracey: Make people, not cars, the priority

Roads are for everyone and road rules were made for all road users.

Safety main factor for motorway merging

Who is in the right when you are on the motorway in the left hand lane and traffic is joining from an on-ramp and coming into your lane?

Hungry seals a road hazard

A new hazard has appeared on Northland's roads and it comes with a bite - hungry, resting or abandoned seals are turning up along the coast.

Where are they now: Ewen Chatfield

During his playing days, Ewen Chatfield was known as the Naenae Express. These days, Chats still delivers but at a different pace.

Bus driver faces booze charge

A bus driver carrying passengers in rush hour traffic was arrested for drink-driving after an alarmed motorist called police.

Passenger: Bus firm left me in lurch

A bus passenger has accused the Nakedbus company of abandoning her when weather conditions terminated her bus route to the Bay of Islands.

Labour MP backs 'holiday highway'

Labour's only Northland MP, Kelvin Davis, is backing National's Puhoi to Wellsford extension, the roading project mocked as an unnecessary "holiday highway" by his colleagues.

Ask Phoebe: How Auckland landmarks got their names

I moved to Clendon Park last year, and I'm struggling to find much information about its history.