Transport

Towns north of Wellington that were once thoroughfares for State Highway 1 are now quiet seaside settlements.

It's been just over three weeks since Transmission Gully opened - diverting traffic away… Audio

They look a bit like something out of Thunderbirds - zero carbon electric passenger seagliders.

And the ambition is to have them winging their way across New Zealand in less than three years on the… Video, Audio

Questions are being asked about whether 30 hectares of native forest really needs to be felled to make way for a long-awaited bypass in northern Taranaki.

Details of another route for the State… Audio

There is mounting frustration that a long-awaited new bridge connecting two central North Island districts can't yet be used.

The new Mangaweka Bridge over the Rangitīkei River is scheduled to open… Audio

Public transport fares have been halved until the end of June, but to what extent are our bus and train trips already subsidised by the government and local councils? Audio

A Wellington florist says the construction of a cycleway into the CBD will end her business.

The plan to remove 150 car parks from Newtown to the Waterfront, 6 from outside the shops at the John St… Audio

Many passengers on flights in the US have breathed a deep sigh of relief - without a mask - after mandates on public transport were dropped.

The dismissal comes after a federal judge in Florida… Audio

A 160 metre stretch of road in Auckland generated $12,000 of fines every day last year.

It added up to $4.3 million - but Auckland Transport denies that the Newmarket bus lane is a revenue gatherer.

The Easter holiday road toll stands at four this year, considerably down on last year's toll of nine. The official hoilday period ended at six this morning. Last year nine people died on the roads… Audio

Hundreds of drunk drivers who are eligible, are not getting an alcohol interlock sentence - and even if they did, they'd probably get away with never having the device fitted to their vehicle.

Once… Audio

Four people died on the roads over Easter, considerably down on last year's toll of nine.

The official holiday period ended at 6am on Tuesday.

AA road safety spokesperson Dylan Thomsen spoke to… Audio

Two things are a given on Easter- chocolate and holiday traffic. Waka Kotahi journey manager, Liam Ryan tells Karyn what motorists should expect this Easter Monday. Audio

The boarders may now be open, but New Zealanders are still flocking to the water in what was known post-lockdown as the great boating boom. Boat sales have continued to grow, with the latest Trade Me… Audio