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Ask Phoebe: Diesel trains shunted aside and on market

With all the hoopla over the new electric trains (and they are indeed wondrous things) one got to thinking - what is going to happen to all the old diesel trains and carriages?

Time limits for novice drivers?

A time limit on holding a learner or restricted driver's licence is being considered among proposed changes to licensing rules.

Inter(Sky)City? Maybe not anymore

SkyCity Entertainment Group wants Auckland's InterCity Coachlines station out of its casino headquarters.

Old cars on road for longer

New Zealanders are buying more new cars and used imports, but we're also keeping our old vehicles on the road longer.

'Talking' cars - no more traffic lights

Interconnected fleets of driverless cars that "talk" to each other should some day make traffic lights redundant, says a guest an international transport conference in Auckland.

Christchurch flooding: 'People can't live like that'

Student challenges fine for broken car

An Auckland student was slapped with a parking ticket while he waited for a mechanic to come and fix his car - despite leaving a note explaining his predicament.

Heavy rain floods Christchurch again

Flood-ravaged Christchurch is under deluge again today, with 50mm falling in the past 24 hours, heavier than was forecasted.

So tell us, where do the children play?

Health researchers lamenting physical inactivity among Auckland's pre-teens - most of whom rely on their parents to drive them about.

Easter road toll at six

Confusion over truck ban plan

Labour's truck ban could cover 0.7 per cent or 7 per cent of New Zealand's motorways - depending on who you listen to.

Drive safely this weekend

Police are urging all motorists to heed their "drive to survive" message over the Easter break.

Ask Phoebe: On-ramp danger can be avoided

Q: Are there any plans to adjust how traffic merges onto the Northern Motorway from the Wellington St on-ramp?

Finding the road ahead

It's costing $1.4b and by 2017 should help give drivers from Manukau to Albany with an alternative to SH1 and the harbour bridge. So how's it going?

Acceptance of speed cuts mixed

As many Kiwis prepare to head away for an Easter break, research shows motorists support the lower speed tolerance during holiday weekends - but are less accepting of it at other times.

Labour's new transport plans

New Labour Party transport policies have been met with a mix of praise and scepticism.

Ask Phoebe: Library book fines tally makes surprising read

While paying a small fine at the local library for an overdue book, I started wondering - does the council keep figures on how much money in library fines it gets and, if so, what do they use the money for?

Trucking firms look abroad for drivers

Trucking companies say they are being forced to import drivers from overseas because of a desperate shortage of Kiwis.