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City drivers still testing the limit

Drivers in Auckland City yesterday did not appear to be paying attention to the summer speed threshold, with five drivers pulled over in about 30 minutes.

$1b Auckland freight corridor opposed

Bulldozing 500 affordable homes to make way for a $1b freight corridor through South Auckland has been ruled a 'non-starter' by Auckland mayor Len Brown.

Mathew Dearnaley: City's rail service enters new electric era

It was hard to believe we were whooshing through South Auckland at 112km/h between high-speed braking trials on the first electric train, writes Mathew Dearnaley.

Electric trains are coming your way

Ninety years after Auckland's leaders began hankering after electric trains in 1923, the city is poised to join the world of modern rail transport.

Ask Phoebe: Light at the end of the tunnel for western drivers

Recently, the new traffic lights on the interchange at Lincoln Rd on the Northwestern Motorway were turned on. It's now taking up to 45 minutes to access the motorway from Universal Dr, compared to 15 minutes before.

Killer 'left a void that will never be filled'

Killing not enough for max sentence

A man who hit a jogger with his car, took her body and dumped it in a reserve 10km down the road, will spend at least the next 13 years behind bars.

Ask Phoebe: Give way rule golden if two opposite turns are on green

Only once in all the times I've turned have I been given right of way.

Cameras set to 4km/h limit

All speed cameras across the country have been recalibrated with the new 4km/h speed tolerance as part of the police push to reduce summer road deaths.

Transport ticketing system 'a dog'

Auckland's new $100 million public transport ticketing system is being labelled "a dog" and a shambles by passengers upset at being over-charged or locked out of the system.

Public transport goals being revised down by 5m trips

The Auckland Council is revising down its public transport goals next year from 83 million trips to 78 million.

Christchurch trams back on track today

The trams are returning to Cathedral Square after an almost three-year absence following the February 2011 earthquake.

Hopping mad at double charging

A man repeatedly charged double his bus fare is the latest disgruntled customer in Auckland Transport's new electronic payment system.

Making it safe to go back in the Manukau Harbour

An enormous amount of work is going on at the foreshore near Onehunga, and I have read little about it.

Air NZ keen to take seat on Virgin Australia's board

City Rail Link, connecting Aucklanders

The City Rail Link (CRL) is the key project in an integrated transport programme to keep Auckland moving as the city grows by more than 700,000 people during the next 30 years. courtesy Auckland Transport.

AT backs down over bus card refund

Auckland Transport has backed down over refusals to reimburse a woman who loaded more than $50 on a Hop bus card two days before the card became redundant.

Consents for road that's years away

The Govt has approved a fast-track consenting process for a $760m Auckland motorway that has yet to be given a start date.