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Uber vigilante fighting a losing battle

Russell Howarth is a former English riot policeman who has taken to performing citizens arrests on Sydney Uber drivers.

Battery explosion on bus irks union

The Auckland Tramways Union is disappointed its employees were not warned there was a serious issue with batteries loaded in their bus ticket consoles.

Bus explosion - alert on 1150 batteries

Battery explosion on board an Auckland bus left a driver with facial injuries and shocked passengers.

Group raises Skypath pollution fears

Custodians of bush and recreational areas near Auckland's Northcote Pt fear environmental degradation from a walking and cycling path across the harbour bridge.

Google defends accident records of self-driving cars

Google co-founder Sergey Brin says he sees little reason to release the accident reports involving self-driving cars.

Mourning commuters ride with coffin

Protesters carrying a coffin rode a morning commuter train from Waitakere to Auckland today to protest planned cuts to public transport services.

Skypath: No dogs allowed

Mobility scooters and prams may get to use a shared cycling and walking path across Auckland Harbour Bridge, but not scooters or skateboarders.

Auckland's Skypath a critical missing link

Auckland's proposed harbour bridge Skypath has been portrayed to a planning hearing as a critical missing link in the city's cycling and walking network

Officials tackle World Cup travel woes

As thousands of football fans prepare to head across Auckland in peak hour traffic tonight, organisers are scrambling to avoid a repeat of Saturday's traffic chaos.

Steve Braunias and the $1.4b walk

The Big Read: The Waterview Connection is the biggest and most complex roading scheme in NZ. Steve Braunias puts on sensible shoes to see history in the making.

Uncertain territory for driverless cars

Driverless cars could soon be commonplace on our roads - but officials are still grappling with issues including who is liable if a car crashes with nobody behind the wheel.

Coldest night of the year, again

Last night was chilly. MetService said it was probably the coldest night of the year for the country because a cold air mass followed a clear night.

Holiday danger on black-ice roads

Holidaymakers hoping to avoid a right royal pain on the roads this Queen's Birthday weekend are urged to plan ahead and watch out for black ice.

Tough parking penalties

Auckland Transport, which dished out more than $10 million in parking fines last year, wants the Government to let it come down more heavily on non-compliant motorists.

'Gypsy Day' warning for holiday traffic

Motorists are being warned to take care this Queen's Birthday weekend as holiday-makers hit the roads, winter draws in and 'Gypsy Day' stock moving takes place.

Fifty West Coast jobs lost as roading company shuts branches

Aucklanders pay 'too little' for fines

Auckland Transport believes parking fines are no longer effective and calls for an increase to deter offenders.

NZTA selling 31 state houses

31 former state houses bought for the Waterview motorway project are being sold on the open market because Housing New Zealand no longer wants them.