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Replacement Interislander ferry sidelined until tomorrow

Transport planners accused of trying to limit access

Transport planners were accused yesterday of trying to limit access to an 18.5-kilometre extension of Auckland's Northern Motorway to make it easier to toll drivers.

Johnsonville train services cancelled by slip

Trucking firms look abroad for drivers

Trucking companies say they are being forced to import drivers from overseas because of a desperate shortage of Kiwis.

Claim Warkworth will be worse off after extension

Warkworth's maddening turnoff to eastern beaches will be worsened by a $760 million motorway extension past the town, a retired senior engineer warned a board of inquiry yesterday.

Replacement Interisland ferry sidelined by hull gash

Interislander's replacement ferry, the Stena Alegra, is out of action while surveyors assess damage caused yesterday afternoon to the ship's hull.

Transport Agency fail to provide cycleway

Road safety messages urging drivers to take breaks have been contrasted to a lack of service facilities proposed for a 18.5-kilometre extension of Auckland's Northern Motorway.

Auckland Council under fire over east-west road

Auckland Council is under fire from business groups to speed-up work and funding for an east-west road freight corridor between Mt Wellington and Onehunga.

Ask Phoebe: NZ Post will do its best to deliver

I recently posted a "return to sender" letter which started me thinking about who owned that letter: me, the postal service, the sender, or the unknown (to me) addressee.

Rail clips the ticket, ferry trips fall

Auckland rail patronage is at a record high, but transport officials are scratching their heads over a 16 per cent fall in ferry trips last month.

Brian Rudman: Make travel card pay - and Hop to it

AT has started a campaign to sign up cardholders, but the miserable 10 per cent saving over the cash fare has hardly been a great success, writes Brian Rudman.

Ask Phoebe: School speed zones help keep drivers alert

I wish to know if our 40km/h zone outside schools is at all times or only when school is in? Some places have an illuminated sign, others not. What about holidays and weekends?

Card ready now for cheap fares

Aucklanders are being offered hope of cheaper public transport now introduction of the region's $100 million electronic ticketing scheme is complete.

Ask Phoebe: 'Counties' name dates back to 1876

We have the Counties Manukau Police, the Counties Manukau Health Board, and many other similarly named organisations.

Extended bus lane 'not enough' for commuters

Lengthening a bus lane along a busy commuter exit from downtown Auckland is no substitute for a deferred $15.6 million bus station.

Cycleway work to cause snarl-ups

Auckland's flagship $11 million Grafton Gully cycleway will require traffic restrictions from today as contractors prepare to tunnel under busy Wellesley St East.