Transport
Tiny airline winning hearts across the Pacific region
A tiny airline which flies between Invercargill and Stewart Island/Rakiura has been named the most loved in the country. CEO and Chief Pilot Leon Bax talks to Jesse from Stewart Island. Audio
Waka Kotahi concludes half-price fares not enough to lure more public transport users
Half-price fares are not enough to encourage more people onto public transport, according to a report.
Hawke's Bay relieved about refocus on fixing cyclone-hit roads
The Government has made urgent moves to focus it's transport goals on the areas hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.
In its three-year plan, Labour had wanted to reallocate some of the money normally spent on… Audio
Green Party wants government to factor climate into transport funding
The Green Party is urging the government to keep climate as a key priority when when it comes to transport funding.
Twenty-four hours ago Transport Minister Michael Wood was talking up putting… Audio
Government transport funding plans a U-turn - National
The Government's hit the brakes on making emissions reductions its top transport priority, saying Cyclone Gabrielle has changed everything.
It had wanted in its three-year plan to reallocate some of… Audio
Coromandel faced by more roading woes: 'This was meant to be the comeback summer'
SH25 in Coromandel has partially reopened to light vehicles after a section of the highway fell away, but the mayor says the latest slip is bringing more anxiety to the region. Audio
Four injured in Matamata crash
A rescue helicopter has attended the scene of a serious crash near Matamata.
Hipkins changes transport focus away from agreed emissions reduction
The Prime Minister says "a lot has changed" since Cabinet agreed its transport priorities, as the government focuses on an emergency-style GPS to help to reconstruct roads and bridges.
Muriwai slip-hit homeowners face months waiting on future
Auckland Council's head of engineering resilience says it could be six months' wait for homeowners on two roads affected by landslips at Muriwai, before they know if they can live in their properties… Audio
Govt pulls brakes on transport vision as weather hits highways
The government has pulled the brakes on its sweeping transport vision for the next three years - saying Cyclone Gabrielle has changed the game.
Cabinet last year signed off on a list of proposed… Video, Audio
Waka Kotahi warns further damage to SH25 possible
Waka Kotahi's National Emergency Response spokesperson Mark Owen concedes while State Highway 25 is partially open now, more earth under the road could slip away, damaging it further. Video, Audio
Part of key route SH25 Whangamata to Hikuai washed out
Another day, another major state highway seriously compromised. A section of State Highway 25 in the Coromandel - from Whangamatā to Hikuai - has washed out, with the earth below the road falling… Audio
The Panel with Zoe George and Andrew Hoggard (Pt 1)
Today on The Panel Wallace Chapman and panellists Zoe George and Andrew Hoggard discuss the new climate centric transport plan. Also they discuss National's ECE rebate plan, and we remember Georgina… Audio
Growing numbers turn to car share services in Wellington
Use of car sharing services has doubled in the past year in Wellington, and is still growing. Audio
Wellington car share users double
The number of people using car sharing services in Wellington has doubled in the past year to 33,000 and continues to accelerate.
That's according to Wellington Council, which hopes these services… Audio
AA can't understand why drug testing regime isn't ready
The Government passed legislation last year to introduce a new roadside drug testing regime by March.
But it's been announced an appropriate saliva testing device for random roadside testing couldn't… Audio
Interislander ferry taken out of service
The troubled Interislander ferry Kaitaki has been taken out of service after new engineering woes. Audio
Driver dies after Lower Hutt bus crash
A bus driver has died after a crash in Lower Hutt, and police are appealing for witnesses.
Cyclone aftermath: More coastal shipping needed as roads, rail taken out
Hundreds of freight containers will now have to be trucked on Northland's already fragile roads each week. Audio
Karekare possibly inaccessible to public for more than a year
More than 30 Auckland roads are still closed following back to back to extreme weather events including the anniversary weekend floods and Cyclone Gabrielle.
That's down from a peak of 120 roads… Video, Audio
