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$150 fine for using new 24/7 bus lanes

Extra 24-hour bus lanes to be enforced in Auckland from mid-October will have markings telling motorists at which points they can move into them to turn left.

$1000 fines for fare dodgers

Minister announces heavy penalties for offending passengers who refuse orders to get off public transport and grants new powers for on-spot fines.

China star delivers safe driving memo

Chinese TV star Huang Lei is using his status to urge visitors from his homeland to stay safe on New Zealand roads.

Cameras for special-ed transport

All Ministry of Education-contracted vehicles used to transport special needs children will have cameras installed following the case of a driver who sexually assaulted a girl he was tasked with....

Seven bus drivers struck by passengers

NZ Bus, which has 1100 drivers, had reported seven assaults on its drivers this year, said AT spokesman Mark Hannan.

Five hours with no bathroom break, say bus drivers

Next time you're holding on while you're on the bus spare a thought for the drivers, who say they're sometimes stuck in the seat for more than five hours at a time.

Punched while trying to drive a bus

Logan Pillay was caught off-guard when a passenger punched him, causing him to flinch and drive into the back of the car in front of him.

Herald on Sunday editorial: Wardens prowl for the council in the dark

AT: Fined: while you were sleeping...

Auckland Transport's night patrol has scooped close to $1 million with tickets issued between midnight and 6am.

Bike paths credited for rise in cyclists

New off-road bike paths are being credited for a more than 50 per cent jump people cycling to work or education along a key inner-city Auckland corridor.

Transport staffer caught speeding

One day out hooning landed an Auckland Transport worker in trouble with bosses after being busted doing 126km/h on the Northern Motorway.

Two dead after car and truck collide

The New Zealand Transport Agency said State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupo was closed until further notice.

Distracted drivers in the gun

Auckland motorists were spotted yesterday using their mobile phones while behind the wheel, despite a nationwide campaign.

Traffic flow info: what it's all about

The Transport Agency launched its upgraded website this year, designed to make navigation easier, providing the best real-time travel information.

Focus on last sites needed for rail Auckland rail link

Auckland Transport is negotiating with four parties on the last remaining properties standing in the way of its $2.5 billion City Rail Link.

Progress for Auckland's central bike bridge

Auckland's new central bike bridge has started to snake over Spaghetti Junction after the installation of its first prefabricated sections.

AT traffic flow trial in Parnell

As part of the whole-of-route approach for the public transport in the area, Auckland Transport was testing signal options to try to improve traffic flow from other directions.

AT creating extra CBD bus lanes

The council organisation has begun marking up 1.2 kilometres of extra lanes into the city centre.