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Ad agencies join anti-carpark tax lobby

New Zealand's top advertising agencies have joined business groups and the Unite union in a campaign against the Government's proposal to tax employee carparks.

Bryan Leyland: Expensive plan restricts land and ignores transport innovations

The Auckland plan ignores the potential for modern technology to solve our transport and other problems and, instead, pushes expensive and inappropriate 19th and 20th century solutions.

Clever kit teaches a sobering lesson

Banks hopes carpark tax idea will be withdrawn

Small Business Minister and Act leader John Banks yesterday criticised the Government's proposed taxation of employer-supplied carparks in Auckland and Wellington.

Brian Rudman: Logjam hardly a one-off event

After last week's chaos, it's clear we need dedicated and vigilantly policed bus lanes to keep city moving.

Staff carpark costs likely to soar

Auckland and Wellington carpark costs will shoot up 50 per cent, a lobby group claims, if proposed changes to fringe benefit tax go through.

$230m for public transport

Taxpayers and ratepayers fork out more than $230 million a year to subsidise public transport in Auckland.

Bricks strewn across Auckland motorway

A vehicle pulling a trailer loaded with bricks has hit the median barrier and overturned while heading west on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway.

Let me on the bus, disabled man pleads

A disabled Papamoa man twice denied access on local buses is taking his case to the Human Rights Commission.

Trams face the end of the line

The future of Auckland's trams is on the line after a sudden decision by the council's waterfront agency to withdraw funds needed to keep them running.

Ask Phoebe: Passing lanes should have plenty of warnings

Why is there not a standard positioning for the merging signs at the end of state highway passing lanes?

Wellington expressway given green light

Spot the unfair fares

Taxi companies are imposing some of the country's highest credit card surcharges.

Driver calls time on text failures

Text-to-pay parking meters have failed at least three times in the past two months.

Buses replacing trains as upgrade work continues in Auckland

Matt Greenop: Play together nicely

Matt Greenop and Alistair Woodward: Cyclists and drivers - what's wrong?

Recent events have fuelled debate between cyclists and drivers over road rules and acceptable behaviour. What are the opinions of a cyclist and a motorist?

Over 120 busted in school sting

More than 120 young people were caught driving illegally during a week-long police campaign targeting high schools.