New ZealandKitset shelters offer better protectionBus passengers are offered better weather protection and solar-powered lighting from a new range of shelters due for consideration today by Auckland Transport's board.25 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandSecond Waterview motorway tunnel reaches quarter markThe tunnel boring machine Alice is now a quarter of the way into drilling the second motorway tunnel of the Waterview Connection.25 May 06:17 AM
Freight and logisticsLeipzig chance for NZ: Simon BridgesTransport Minister Simon Bridges takes over as head of the International Transport Forum as the organisation tackles ways to boost global trade and tourism at its annual gathering.24 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandFull steam ahead for WellingtonThe first pair of two-car units from Wellington's new trains arrived this morning by boat from Korea.24 May 01:00 AM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Roar of a noise control failureThe New Zealand Transport Agency is adding two lanes, plus a cycleway to a 9.5km stretch of the Southern Motorway between Manukau and Papakura.21 May 09:38 PM
Freight and logistics$400m for rail but not for AucklandKiwiRail is gaining $400 million, but youth organisation Generation Zero is disappointed no extra funds are on offer to get more Aucklanders on trains.21 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland plans transport quick-fixA half-billion dollar bundle of projects to fix Auckland's transport woes was welcomed last night but also described as a quick-fix.21 May 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsUber driver escapes chargesThe driver was previously charged for using his smartphone as a taxi meter, amid a police sting that saw passengers turfed out of cars last year.21 May 03:40 AM
New ZealandParnell Station on track this yearIt is hoped that Parnell Station will be open for use by the end of the year.20 May 05:00 PM
ConstructionPerfect pedigree of Gully bossThe boss of the $850 million Transmission Gully project worked on one of Queensland's biggest motorway jobs before shifting here.18 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandOrange tape cuts motorway riskMy first encounter with orange lines was at Pt Chevalier about six months ago.18 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandResidents misled by rates hikeA 9.9 per cent average rates rise for Auckland households from July is going down badly with residents and ratepayer groups.17 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: You want us to pay for SkyPath?With rates going up again to pay for Mayor Brown's vision Brian Rudman is a little nervous about being stuck with funding the cycling lobby's cross-harbour vision as well.14 May 09:31 PM
ConstructionBad concrete: Waterview back on trackConstruction is due to resume at the weekend on the giant Waterview motorway interchange project after the discovery of faulty concrete forced it to a halt a fortnight ago.14 May 06:41 AM
New ZealandTwo Auckland toll road tunnels to closeTwo Auckland toll road tunnels will be closed early next week as upgrades are made by the NZ Transport agency.14 May 12:10 AM
New ZealandTraffic noise invades gardensIntrusive traffic noise in the Auckland Botanic Gardens is feared to increase as a result of planned widening of the Southern Motorway from Manukau to Papakura.13 May 05:30 PM
New Zealand'Quaxing' gaffe goes globalA New Zealand politician has sparked the invention of a new word named in his “honour” following an online stoush about public transport.11 May 06:04 PM
New ZealandSubsidy four times more than WellingtonAucklanders facing a new transport rate are paying "far too much" to subsidise the city's trains.10 May 05:00 PM
WorldFour killed in first Airbus A400M crashAt least four people have been killed in the crash of an Airbus A400M military plane in Spain during a training flight, the first fatal accident involving the new transport craft.10 May 04:02 AM
OpinionJames Griffin: Do road rules not apply in carparks?There are actually two sets of road rules, it would seem.08 May 05:00 PM
BDBDFreight and logisticsManaBus.com buys rival Naked BusManaBus' acquisition of rival Naked Bus will add South Island routes the service and expand Souter's transport operations across the country.08 May 03:40 AM
New ZealandRate hikes to hit poorer areasPeople in many of Auckland's poorest suburbs will pay dearly for a transport and general rates package costed at $214 for the average household.07 May 05:00 PM
ConstructionCostly repairs for motorwayInvestigations are being carried out into weak, faulty Firth concrete supplied to the $1.4b Waterview Connection.07 May 05:00 PM
ConstructionUni among 70 dud-concrete sitesWeak, substandard concrete has been delivered to 70 sites from an Auckland plant, says Firth owner Fletcher Building.06 May 05:00 PM
ConstructionWeak, faulty concrete discovered at uniFaulty concrete has now been discovered in The University of Auckland's $200m city campus science redevelopment and expansion.05 May 11:10 PM
New Zealand$33.5m for harbour pathCouncil officers are backing a cycling and walking SkyPath attached to the Auckland Harbour Bridge, but it has to be grey.05 May 05:00 PM
BDBDFreight and logisticsTradies and farmers lift vehicle salesNew Zealand sales of new commercial vehicles hit a record for April amid strong demand from tradespeople and farmers.05 May 05:00 PM
ConstructionProjects probed over faulty concreteWork on up to 35 residential and commercial projects will need to be redone after faulty concrete was supplied and used in building work.05 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandElectric car shocks V8 setThere's something strange about Tom Short's little yellow Datsun 1200. It might be that it can clear a quarter mile in a lightning-fast 14 seconds.05 May 05:00 PM
ConstructionWaterview's weak concreteNZ's biggest listed company has revealed how one of its businesses made faulty and weak concrete and sent it out to many building sites, including the Waterview project.05 May 04:35 AM
New Zealand'Horrible red barrier' a referenceA reader writes: Can you tell me why an otherwise great sculpture on Dominion Rd has a horrible red barrier around it?04 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandAT accused of bullying coupleCouncil property agents have been warned off "bullying" an elderly couple into a rush sale of their home for a new highway parallel to the Southern Motorway.04 May 05:00 PM
