A spate of motorcycle fatalities has prompted police to warn riders to reduce speed, with an expert claiming motorists can be 'twits' after four riders were killed.

Cost-cutting exercises by KiwiRail could end up costing workers their lives if tests on Chinese-made trains show positive results for asbestos.

Passenger train services on a south Auckland track should be back up and running in time for tonight's Bruce Springsteen concert following a derailment overnight.

According to Auckland Transport the introduction of electric trains is projected to increase passenger numbers from 10 million in 2013 to 14 million in 2016.

Auckland's main business lobby says a freight corridor through the industrial belt from Onehunga to East Tamaki is far more urgent.

An advertisement in which police falsely accused a truck driver of causing a crash is unlikely to cause widespread offence, the ASA rules.

It is the king tides that tend to flood this section of motorway, not all high tides.

Paula and Joseph Anderson fear a motorway slicing through their bush-clad valley south of Warkworth will take at least $1 million off the value of their secluded property.

Labour's decision to back the fast-tracking of Auckland's $2.86 billion city rail link at this year's general election is the good news.

Low-lying sea fog which has caused significant disruption to travel to and from Wellington in the past 24 hours is expected to further disrupt operations this evening, Air New Zealand said.

Flights are resuming at Wellington Airport this afternoon after a thick, heavy fog lifted over the city, paving the way for one of the hottest days of the year.

Thick fog affecting Wellington airport and other parts of the city is not expected to lift until tomorrow morning.

Witnesses have described a woman's incredible courage after her leg was almost severed by the rear tray of a reversing truck.

Auckland Transport Hop cards have become fodder for scammers, after a Papatoetoe couple handed $20 to fake door-to-door sales representatives.

Police have apologised after wrongly issuing more than 20,000 traffic tickets because of a computer glitch.

Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney zooms around in one - now an Auckland man sees it as the ticket to beating the Super City's traffic congestion woes.

Senior Labour MP Trevor Mallard had to pass off a packed-up bicycle as a briefcase to be allowed to carry it in a taxi from Auckland Airport.

A 16km expressway north of Wellington has had resource consent granted by a Board of Inquiry.

Tina McCullough doesn't cycle much now - she hasn't had the confidence since her sister Jane Farrelly was killed last year.

More than 200 motorists have been mistakenly referred to a debt collector for not paying parking fines - despite not being sent reminder notices about their bills.

Mayor Len Brown sounds keener than ever, for obvious reasons, to see work start on the Auckland central rail link. He needs to be seen to be effective again.

PM John Key has rebuffed a $250m offer from Auckland Mayor Len Brown to kick-start the $2.86b City Rail Link, saying it's on track for 2020.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown is offering $250 million of the city's money to kick-start the $2.86 billion underground rail project before the Govt starts contributing.

Bad loser to the end, AT has finally caved in and admitted it was all bluster, writes Brian Rudman. It has no power to force neighbouring residents to mow AT's adjacent roadside berm.

Car request company Uber is looking to expand into Auckland and could give taxi companies a run for their - and your money.