A father says his daughters were traumatised when a bus driver honked and yelled at them, threatening to "wipe them out" because they were parked in a bus lane.

Female passengers suffered leg injuries when vessel was hit by a large wave.

Auckland Airport's new taxi tender will shake up the way taxi drivers run their business.

The 3-metre wide cycleway will be a mixture of two-way cycle lanes and a shared path.

Scott Winton from Auckland Transport says pedestrians are on the north side of the Tamaki Drive Shared Path for safety reasons.

If you happen to get on a Howick & Eastern bus today you might get a free ride. About 100 bus drivers are taking industrial action on overtime and weekend rates.

Some Auckland bus drivers are refusing to handle cash for more than a week from tomorrow as they continue their bitter industrial dispute.

Work out just how much of your time - and your hard-earned cash - you spend travelling to work each day.

Taxi driver loses $200 after woman does runner with $437 on meter.

Fares on Auckland's public transport services are going up today.

Changes at end of month will make charges fairer leading into simpler zone system, says Auckland Transport.

Residents say they have been left disgusted, disappointed and frustrated and feel their arguments fell on deaf ears.

KiwiRail has told Auckland Council the city's existing rail network needs costly upgrades - some described as urgent four months ago.

The Auckland Bus dispute is not any closer to reaching a settlement and likely to cause even more disruption to Auckland commuters over the days and weeks ahead, writes Richard Wagstaff.

ROLLING COVERAGE: Everything you need to know as Auckland hit by 24-hour bus strike.

For the first time, central and local government have partnered to work out the solutions to Auckland's transport issues.

Auckland has survived the first hurdle of today's bus strike, but people were angry when police stopped motorists using bus lanes.

Uber is telling users to brace themselves for surge-pricing tomorrow morning as demand soars from commuters stranded by cancelled buses.

Auckland is expected to descend into chaos on Friday as drivers on 70 per cent of the city's bus services strike.

Bigger, heavier trucks and buses could soon be approved to use roads despite an admission from officials it could lead to more serious accidents.

The New Zealand First leader is demanding an explanation from the Education Minister.

The main drive was shifted on the back of a 48-axle, double-width trailer, pulled by three tractor units with another one behind to give it an extra push.

Some commuters at a major Auckland bus stop have already started noticing delays as bus drivers take industrial action and "work to rule".

Sarah Azam, media manager for the Transport Agency's Auckland and Northland regions, says the paint system is still providing effective protective coating to the structure.

Key's City Rail Link "dance of the seven veils" almost breached the R18 barrier when he performed at the recent Auckland Chamber of Commerce breakfast, writes Brian Rudman.

A bus strike will cause disruptions to several bus services in Auckland between 9am and 2.30pm tomorrow.

A lot of truckies phone talkback. They spend a lot of time on the roads and have only the radio for company, so they're a captive audience.

Tolls are not the answer to fund big transport projects in Auckland like the $2.5 billion city rail link, says mayoral candidate Mark Thomas and the Taxpayers' Union.

Mayor Brown right on the money with rail call but Govt let concerns over his leadership poison its decision-making.