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Ask Phoebe: King tides the culprit in cycleway floods on motorway

It is the king tides that tend to flood this section of motorway, not all high tides.

NZTA approves $3.2m for cycleway

The extension of the cycling network along the busy Dominion Road in Auckland has come one pedal rotation closer, with the New Zealand Transport Agency's approval to spend $3.2 million on the project.

$1m hit feared from new road

Paula and Joseph Anderson fear a motorway slicing through their bush-clad valley south of Warkworth will take at least $1 million off the value of their secluded property.

Big Alice's tunnelling work to go live online

An online tracker to follow the steady progress of New Zealand's biggest dig is about to be revealed.

Brian Rudman: Labour puts us on the road to chaos

Labour's decision to back the fast-tracking of Auckland's $2.86 billion city rail link at this year's general election is the good news.

Police in $600,000 fine fiasco

Police are scrambling to rectify and reissue more than $600,000 in traffic fine notices that were sent to the wrong people.

Driver raced to stop out-of-control truck

Hero driver saves truckie

A school principal prevented a likely fatal accident by jumping into a 29-tonne truck veering across State Highway 1 after its driver had passed out at the wheel.

Traffic woes begone

Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney zooms around in one - now an Auckland man sees it as the ticket to beating the Super City's traffic congestion woes.

Ask Phoebe: Safety at heart of SH1 intersection overhaul

Transport projects - are they moving?

Big strides are expected this year on five key projects to improve travel to, from and around Auckland. Transport reporter Mathew Dearnaley looks at the progress.

Ironman days over after cycling crash

Seasoned Auckland triathlete Garth Barfoot hopes to get back in the saddle after an emergency hip replacement following a serious bike crash, but admits his Ironman days are over.

Police admit being wrong over truckie

Police have admitted a truck driver was wrongly blamed for causing a crash featured in a road safety campaign.

Lane fines have parents up in arms

Nuala Goldstein was put through hoops to prove she was driving lawfully in a high-priority lane after collecting her son from basketball.

Ask Phoebe: Station work part of electric rail system

At the old Auckland Railway Station near Britomart, there appear to be new electric pylons going up.

Brit cop feels NZ ticket pain

A former British police chief who waged war on speeding motorists by tripling the number of speed cameras has been nabbed in New Zealand.

Kerre McIvor: Chill out and stay ticket-free

I'm surprised there aren't more deaths on our roads given our appalling attitudes once we get behind the wheels of our vehicles, writes Kerre McIvor.

Motorcyclists encouraged into training course

Motorcyclists planning to make the most of New Zealand's summer weather are being encouraged to brush up on their driving skills through a government-subsidised training course.