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Drivers get green light to save fuel

It may seem odd for a fuel company to be encouraging people to buy less fuel. But Z-Energy is doing just that by sponsoring 'eco-driving' courses.

Ask Phoebe: Dennis there for the heavy lifting

Just recently I have noticed a huge new piece of machinery - a gantry perhaps - near where the Waterview tunnel is being built, at the Waterview end.

Trains whistle into station on time

Becoming ruthless with their whistles and no longer waiting for last-minute "runners" at railway stations has helped Auckland train crews to achieve record punctuality.

Mock test shows bad habits creep back

Morgan Tait got behind the wheel with instructor David Bishara to see how her skills compared to testing criteria.

Youth-toll stats better but there's much more to do

At least one young Kiwi motorist will die on a New Zealand road this week.

Ask Phoebe: Traffic slowed by big trucks

Can you tell me whether trucks should be using Ireland Rd in Panmure as a thoroughfare?

John Dybvig: Illegal parking or entrapment?

Every year at this time schools run an awareness safety programme when it comes to dropping off and picking up kids, writes John Dybvig.

Race ace red-lights drivers

Champion motorsport ace Greg Murphy says New Zealanders are "terrible" drivers and the country has a culture where road safety isn't taken seriously.

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.