Transport
Eyes on road or phone? Waka Kotahi to trial safety cameras
Eyes on the road or on your phone? Waka Kotahi is trialling safety cameras on three Auckland state highways to see how many people use their phone behind the wheel.
It will also be clocking how many… Video, Audio
At least seven dead after blaze on Philippine passenger ferry
Seven people have died after a high-speed Philippine ferry carrying 134 people caught fire, with seven passengers still missing.
OCD community members call on bike business to change its name
A brand of protective bike covers sold under the name "obsessive cycling disorder" has sparked complaints from people who say it is insensitive to the OCD community. Audio
Queenstown gears up to welcome first international flight
Queenstown is ready to roll out the welcome mat after 330 days without a scheduled international flight The QANTAS flight from Sydney this afternoon marks the return of direct Trans-Tasman travel to… Audio
Auckland's southern motorway to close overnight for bridge demolition
Auckland's southern motorway will be closed in both directions for 14 hours overnight tonight.
'Emotional': One of New Zealand's oldest passenger planes completes final flight
One of New Zealand's oldest passenger planes still in service, a Convair 580 owned by Air Chathams, has just completed its very last flight.
Glacier helicopter noise rules beefed up
Noise rules in the proposed Te Tai o Poutini Plan for the West Coast will be beefed up, and will include monitoring the Franz Josef Heliport.
Auckland weather and traffic update
It's been a wild weather day in Auckland which has impacted on travel around the city.
Nick Truebridge has the details.
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Auckland weather snarls traffic as harbour bridge, ferries limited
It was a frightening and fatal start to Friday due to wild weather. A woman is dead after being crushed by a tree in Cambridge, Levin is battered by what locals call a tornado, and golf ball sized… Video, Audio
Budget 2022: Public transport fare announcement 'underwhelming' - campaigner
A public transport campaigner is giving the government's Budget just three and a half out of 10. Audio
Public transport campaigner not happy with budget
A public transport campaigner is giving the government's budget just 3.5 out of 10.
The two month extension of half price fares and a permanent cut for community card holders did little to sweeten… Audio
Transport gets loads of focus in Budget
Transport was a big focus in the leadup to yesterday's Budget with calls for the half price transport scheme and fuel tax reduction to be kept amid the ballooning cost of living. The two schemes have… Audio
Northland's Chamber of Commerce reacts to Budget
Yesterday's budget had money set aside for new hospital funding and more classrooms in schools. Rail network investment plus feasibility studies for a dry dock in Northland and a possible new port in… Audio
KiwiRail says Budget 2022 shunts rail transport rebuild ahead
Rail has been a winner from Budget 2022, the head of KiwiRail says, and now has the tools to rebuild the network after "decades of underinvestment".
Controversial Wellington pedestrian crossing gets the green light
Wellington Airport had argued the crossing would lead to congestion and inconvenience locals, businesses and airport users.
Brakes put on free fares for young people in bid to rein in violence, vandalism
A spate of violence at bus stops in Tauranga has prompted the regional council to restrict free bus fares for under 18 year olds.
Nelson Airport 'reassessing' future with new sea-level rise data
Nelson Airport's exposure to sea level rise has been highlighted after new data shows it could happen at twice the rate previously expected.
Public transport advocates hope cheap fares will stay
Advocates are holding out hope that half-price public transport will be continued in today's Budget.
Climate Minister James Shaw previously signaled that half-price fares could be part of the… Audio
Wellington's Metlink trials bus service with virtual bus stops
The future of public transport has arrived in the Wellington suburb of Tawa.
Metlink is trialling an on demand bus service which can pick up and drop off passengers at virtual stops, many of which… Video, Audio
Australian company to offer free charging for EVs in New Zealand
A new competitor is entering the country's electric vehicle charging network, promising free charging and hoping to shake up the existing monopoly.
