Transport
AK Zoo now charging $2 for parking
Like Georgie Pie and smoking on aeroplanes, free parking at Auckland Zoo is now a thing of the past. Yesterday was the first day of paid parking in the Zoo's Western Springs carpark - which is… Audio
Woman faces 3-hour drive to give birth after lifeline road closure
Communities in parts of the Coromandel peninsula remain cut off from work, school and lifeline services, including doctors and birthing units, due to highway closures. Audio
Key Coromandel road SH25 reopens near Opoutere after washout
A crucial Coromandel highway with a big hole in it, will reopen tonight at 7pm and will stay open overnight.
A chunk of State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Whangamatā has fallen away.
The hole has… Video, Audio
Downing trees for Marlborough airport carparks 'epic fail in fight against climate change'
Trees have been chopped down at Marlborough Airport to make way for hundreds more carpark spaces.
Coromandel's State Highway 25 closed again after more subsidence
The road was damaged following heavy rain on Sunday evening.
Hybrid and plug-in hybrid EV's fail to meet fuel efficiency claims
Hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric cars are not nearly as fuel efficient as their manufacturers claims, according to a new trial by Consumer NZ. The trial found, when measured at the pump, PHEVs used… Audio
Update: Scene of fire near Auckland's motorway
There are major traffic problems in Auckland this morning with the Southern Motorway closed just north of Papakura, because of a huge truck fire in the early hours of this morning.
Nearby houses… Audio
Papakura resident says display from truck explosion was unbelievable
A Papakura resident evacuated from his home because of a huge truck fire this morning says he couldn't believe the pyrotechnic display unfolding before him.
Sam Durbin spent about three hours out of… Audio
Traffic problems on Southern Motorway after truck fire
There are major traffic problems in Auckland this morning with the Southern Motorway closed just north of Papakura, because of a huge truck fire in the early hours of this morning.
Nearby houses… Audio
State Highway 2 and 38 reopen in Hawkes Bay
Two major roads in northern Hawke's Bay have reopened as efforts are made to reconnect the battered region,
Waka Kotahi said two key routes into Wairoa were reopened after being assessed by… Audio
Auckland's Southern Motorway closed by huge truck fire
Auckland's Southern Motorway, north of Papakura, has been closed by a huge truck fire.
Nearby houses were evacuated.
Reporter Charlotte Cook spoke to Guyon Espiner.
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Greens concern on govt u-turn on roads after cyclone
The Prime Minister has promised that a change of focus on transport won't compromise action on climate change Thanks to Cyclone Gabrielle, emissions reduction will no longer be the top transport… Audio
Coromandel locals fears for roads reopening
Roading contractors will this morning make a call on whether one of the last major roads in and out of the Coromandel can reopen after a large part of it caved in. One lane of State Highway 25 between… Audio
Christchurch crash leaves one dead
One person has died following a crash in Christchurch this afternoon.
Two key state highways reopen in Wairoa
Two major roads in northern Hawke's Bay have reopened as efforts are made to reconnect the battered region.
Coromandel's State Highway 25 wash-out widens, but one lane still open
Essential light traffic is still able to use the route, but motorists are advised to expect the road to close if conditions gets worse.
Key Coromandel SH25 closing overnight as washout grows
Coromandel could be in a hole lot of trouble with another chunk of a key highway disappearing down a hillside.
State Highway 25 between Whangamatā and Hikuai is open for essential travel only and… Video, Audio
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
