
Taxi industry shakeup
The industry is set for its biggest shake up in 30 years in a series of sweeping changes that will bring its drivers and those from rival Uber under the same rules.
The industry is set for its biggest shake up in 30 years in a series of sweeping changes that will bring its drivers and those from rival Uber under the same rules.
New Zealand's biggest bus operator is paying $30m to start moving its fleet to electric technology.
InterWaste is the only company in New Zealand offering a zero-to-landfill 100 per cent recycling service for all forms of mercury lamps.
The public can now have their say on a new $17.7 million shared path connecting New Lynn to Avondale.
You may be comforted to know enforcement officers regularly issue tickets to taxi drivers for non-compliance of the road-user rules.
Aucklanders can see how transport-poor suburbs and areas of intense housing development will be served by newly proposed public transport lines.
New Zealand airports are working hard to make Uber drivers pay to pick up passengers, with some flouting the rules.
The NZTA has released footage of a drone flying over the construction of Waterview footbridge.
Central Auckland is facing years of chaos as several huge building projects get under way to advance the city's international aspirations.
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It turns out Uber passengers do more picking up than the drivers.
Commuters stuck in Auckland's rail system yesterday may find it hard to believe but the public transport network is generally reliable and punctual.
The community groups challenging the SkyPath plan in the Environment Court have reached their deadline to finalise their issues with the proposal.
Auckland commuters lose 20 working days a year sitting in jams, according to the annual Tomtom survey released this week.
ADVICE: Auckland Transport is your best bet. If the car has not been reported stolen, the police are unable to help, as you now know.
For one hour every morning, Wellington is one of the worst cities in the world to be stuck in traffic.
The company assuredly would not again put buses on the road if its drivers were refusing to take fares, and passengers would know which side was to blame.
EDITORIAL: Witty messages on the back of a vehicle can be amusing, however not those displayed on the campervan company Wicked Campers.
You'll still have to be 18 to set up an Uber account to use with the ride-hailing service's "Family Profiles" feature.
Every available bus in Auckland is being used to ease the high demand of March, but people are still begging to be let on at stops.
From today, Christchurch has joined the list of more than 400 cities where Uber is transforming the transport landscape.
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Auckland has been no exception, but now the central city is entering years of greater upheaval than it has probably previously endured.
Taxi fares from Auckland Airport are set to drop as new rules for taxi operators come into place.
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