Transport
Air NZ delays capital raise....again
Air New Zealand has deferred its plans to raise capital until 2022, after the government says it is unable to support the equity raise in the current economic environment. Audio
Sir David Skegg - how we can gradually re-open to the world
A plan for New Zealand to gradually re-open to the world was outlined by the Prime Minister yesterday. The four phase approach starts with a ramping up of the vaccine rollout, to get first doses into… Audio
Police and IPCA disagree over tow truck safety issue
Police have disagreed with the Independent Police Conduct Authority about the threat to public safety from tow trucks on Auckland motorways.
Helicopter with 16 people on board crashes in Russian lake
A Mi-8 helicopter with 16 people on board crashed in Russia's Far East region of Kamchatka early on Thursday, and news agencies report nine people have been found alive and seven are missing.
IPCA on police tow truck report: 'People deserve to be worried'
The public should be worried about road safety in light of a damning report into the police's mishandling of tow trucks, an investigations overseer says. Audio
IPCA finds police were aware of unsafe towing operations
A top investigator says the public should be worried about road safety in light of a scathing report into the police's mishandling of towtrucks.
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found… Audio
Mandatory masks slipping from faces on Auckland's buses
Mask wearing is compulsory on public transport across the country but it is a rule many appear to be ignoring. Audio
Rio De la Plata operator admits crews not routinely tested
The company operating the Covid-19-struck ship Rio De la Plata admits it does not routinely test its crews for the virus.
Eleven of the 21 crew tested positive after arriving at the Port of… Video, Audio
Govt using shed at busy Auckland marina to ferry foreign shipping crew offshore
The government has quietly established a transfer zone for foreign shipping crew in a busy commercial area in Auckland.
Crew are transferred from international flights or a short MIQ stay to a… Video, Audio
Mandatory masks slipping from faces on Auckland's buses
The mask appears to be slipping from people's faces on buses in Auckland.
Mask wearing is compulsory on public transport across the country but it's a rule many appear to be ignoring.
And those… Video, Audio
Escalating buzz of helicopters over Waiheke Island
The escalating buzz of helicopters over Waiheke Island has left residents at boiling point and demanding regulation. The island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf is home to nearly 50 helipads - that number… Audio
Tow trucks have been working unsafely on Akld motorways
An investigation has found tow trucks have been working unsafely on Auckland motorways for years, and police let it happen. The Independent Police Conduct Authority report out today says when concerns… Audio
Wellington's electric ferry to launch next month
The Southern Hemisphere's first fully electric ferry is about to be launched on Wellington waters next month. The East by West Ferry company operates between Queen's Wharf in Wellington's CBD and Days… Audio
'Without hesitation test the lot of them' - union calls for tighter rules at ports
There's a call for crew onboard foreign ships to be tested for Covid-19 before they dock in New Zealand ports.
More than 90 workers at Tauranga port were originally stood down and told to get tested… Video, Audio
Covid-19: 'Please explain' calls grow over ship at Tauranga port
Pressure is mounting on authorities to explain what happened with the flip-flopping health advice given to workers at the Port of Tauranga.
More than 70 workers spent time on board the Rio de La… Audio
Overloaded car with passenger in boot involved in Dunedin crash
Police were called to a car crash last night involving an overloaded car with one person in the boot, just days after a fatal crash killed five teenagers.
'Stranded' Australian ski workers aren't complaining!
We've been hearing a bit about New Zealanders stuck in Australia due to the travel bubble pause Luke Holmes is working at Cardrona and Treble Cone snowfields. He talks to Jesse about he's not… Audio
Shipping companies reluctant to test crews for Covid-19, says union
A maritime union says relying on the honesty of shipping companies to declare Covid-positive crew when arriving in New Zealand is a system doomed to fail. Last week, more than 90 workers boarded the… Audio
More New Zealanders driving bigger gas guzzlers
New Zealanders are driving bigger cars, travelling greater distances, and emitting more carbon dioxide as they go.
More New Zealanders driving bigger gas guzzlers
New Zealanders are driving bigger cars, travelling further, and emitting more carbon dioxide as they go.
A tenth of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions comes from private transport.
In the… Audio
