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Toyota says solid-state battery breakthrough can halve cost and size
Financial Times: Breakthrough sparks ambitions to slash battery size, weight and cost.
Bridge vs tunnel: The multi-billion-dollar question hanging over new harbour crossing
One option is far cheaper than the other.
'So angry': Fury as Fullers raises peak-hour Waiheke ferry prices
A 19 per cent price increase came into effect over the weekend.
'I don’t want you driving': Daughter told to fly home rather than risk potholed roads
In the past 18 months, 26,350 potholes were reported across the region.
'Extremely disappointed': 677 WoFs done by uncertified inspector now invalid
Waka Kotahi says the tests weren’t carried out by a certified inspector.
Design for Living: Paris rethinks the boulevard
Bright ideas that make cities better: Even the grand boulevards are changing in Paris.
Watch: What's replacing Auckland's Downtown Carpark, apartments revealed
Enjoy the cheap $4.50/hour car parking rate while it lasts. It will go soon.
New plans revealed for Downtown Carpark
Scott Pritchard, Precinct Properties chief executive, explains how apartments are being planned there. Video / Sylvie Whinray
Workers have unacceptably high exposures to carcinogens, study finds
58 per cent of workers in NZ are exposed to at least one cancer-causing agent at work.
SH1 Dome Valley to remain closed over weekend
Dome Valley is to remain closed over the weekend and reopen early next week.
Ticketed off: 125 Napier commuters caught out by parking payment glitch
125 people returned to their vehicle and were met with a $40 fine.
‘Self-justifying bulls***’: Wayne Brown furious at senior ministers over light rail
'A bombing run' - sponsors 'blindsided' by letter.
Expressway helps lower road toll
AA study shows the importance of the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway.
Watch: 'Jake the bus' Wild altercation on Whanganui bus goes viral
A Whanganui bus driver is threatened by an irate motorist. Video / Kajun Campbell Brooking
‘Ridiculous’: $80m spent on Dome Valley safety project with none on resilience
It comes as another slip closes the busy section of State Highway 1 north of Auckland.
'Critical' $2b-plus roading overhaul timeline under fire
Some leaders might not even be around when it's time to "cut the ribbon".
Nats to review Michael Wood’s decision to toll Penlink road and look to extend it to four lanes
Brown went against advice showing tolls would lead to peverse outcomes, says Mitchell.
Watch: Slip causes Dome Valley road closure
Slip comes down over State Highway 1 at Dome Valley, forcing the road to close. Video / Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency
Toll road decision under fire: Wood ignored official advice on charging motorists
Wood was told society would be worse off from tolls on Penlink.
'Perfect must not be the enemy of good': Great North Rd finally gets its cycleway
Auckland Transport has approved a controversial street upgrade in Grey Lynn.
Waipawa River Bridge structurally sound for repairs after huge washout
Damaged end of Waipawa River Bridge will be restored after it was knocked out by flood.
Bridge out: SH50 closure affecting business, travel in rural CHB
'I'm really not impressed that my petrol bill is going to go up'.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Three reasons why Cabinet's loss is New Zealand's gain
Opinion: There is very little downside in losing Wood as a minister.
Claire Trevett: PM should be ropeable about Michael Wood - not just with Wood
Hipkins is having to clean up messes that happened under PM Jacinda Ardern's watch.
Eroad takeover bid: Canadian raiders offer big premium for 100pc control
Shares soar as trading halt lifted.
Auckland Transport introducing digital payments within 12 months
Commuters will be able to pay with a simple swipe of a bank card or smartphone.
Auckland train network to shut down early tonight
Onehunga services have been suspended, while the Western Line will stop at 8pm.
Watch: Explosive video reveals secrets behind Pūhoi to Warkworth highway
More than 160 controlled blasts took place to remove 2.2 million cubic metres of rock.
Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway due to open to traffic by Monday
PM Chirs Hipkins said it was wrong for Labour to call it a "holiday highway".
PM says it was wrong to call new $880m motorway a ‘holiday highway’
Labour's Phil Twyford and Phil Goff wanted to shelve the motorway.