A man has been arrested for allegedly punching a woman while they were travelling into Wellington on a train this morning.

Auckland Council is considering cutting the number of unelected council-controlled organisations from seven to four.

Herald exclusive: Only half the penalties for speeding police cars have been paid since 2008.

Manawatu Gorge is one step closer to being fully functional again after steel rods were drilled into the hillside to help secure the slope.

Auckland ratepayers are spending $13.1 million a year to pay for seven boards of directors, seven chief executives and seven executive teams who run much of the Super City.

Mayor's efforts to increase public scrutiny of bodies that run three-quarters of Auckland only a partial success.

Evening of darts turns to tragedy after pensioner struck by car.

A West Auckland MP says a new public transport zone plan is discriminatory, likening it to racially segregated "Alabama, 1955"

For anyone who doubts the need for the inner-city rail tunnel, the recent draft public transport plan is the document to change your mind, writes Brian Rudman.

Auckland buses face a major shakeup, and the region could be divided into zones similar to London's network as authorities look to streamline services and fares.

Burying a review of the pensioners' free bus pass in the middle of the Draft Auckland Regional Public Transport Plan was never going to succeed, writes Brian Rudman.

KiwiRail has recently announced a series of closures and redundancies as it struggles to become more profitable.Does rail have a future in NZ? Send us Your Views.

Think your job is thankless? Spare a thought for parking enforcement officers, who routinely receive less-than-complimentary correspondence from Kiwis.

Taxi drivers are using security camera footage against each other, resulting in at least one Dunedin operator being fined by police.

Auckland Transport is under political pressure to accelerate a roading link in Mangere to replace a walkway with a history of sex attacks.