Transport
How KiwiRail got off track
Commuter chaos in the capital, trains grinding to a halt in Auckland - what's going on at KiwiRail? Audio
Solar lights to illuminate path used by people and penguins
Penguin-friendly solar lights are being installed across one of Wellington's busiest biking paths.
Road engineer admits no safety check at intersection where two people later died
A roading engineer has admitted he did not check the safety of an intersection, where two people died, when he visited it for an inspection just months before the crash.
Auckland's most cancelled ferry revealed
The Gulf Harbour ferry has earned the title of most cancelled service on the Auckland network after nearly 40 percent of its scheduled trips were cancelled in 2022. Audio
Auckland's most cancelled ferry revealed
Almost forty percent of scheduled trips on Auckland's gulf harbour ferry service were cancelled last year.
Auckland Transport is blaming the weather, but that's done little to appease the fed-up… Audio
Mind the gaps: TAIC report calls KiwiRail's 'first-class' audit regime into question
Analysis - The revelation that KiwiRail put a 13-year-old rubber expansion joint into a ferry engine does not back up claims it made on Thursday about the quality of its audit regimes, writes Phil…
Rail track evaluation car from Australia could be supplied in months
An Australian company is looking to come to the rescue of KiwiRail by supplying it with a supplementary machine that checks train tracks.
Interislander ferry part needed replacing years earlier - TAIC
A vital part that failed leaving an Interislander ferry drifting towards rocks in high winds, should have been replaced years ago.
There were nearly a thousand people on board the Kaitaki when it… Video, Audio
KiwiRail CEO on Kaitaki ferry and Auckland rail failures
A vital part that failed with the Interislander ferry Kaitaki adrift and floating towards rocks in high winds, was long overdue for replacement.
KiwiRail is still not following recommended… Video, Audio
The Panel with Moata Tamaira and Stephen Jacobi (Part 2)
Today on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists discuss that almost a quarter of Pacific people are yet to complete the census. Plus, they speak to an Invercargill City Councillor about sexism in… Audio
Train cancellations blamed on bad weather: 'We've never encountered this before'
Recent bad weather is behind the overhead line problem that caused Auckland's widespread train disruption, KiwiRail says. Audio
Interislander Kaitaki ferry failure caused by failure to replace safety-critical parts
The complete engine failure on the Kaitaki ferry was caused in part by KiwiRail's failure to replace safety-critical parts, an interim report has found. Audio
KiwiRail discusses TAIC findings on Kaitaki engine failure
An investigation into the Interislander ferry which lost power and drifted along the Cook Strait has sent an industry-wide warning to vessel operators.
The Kaitaki was unable to restart its engines… Audio
Kiwirail - bad weather behind Akl rush hour train line failure
Kiwirail says recent bad weather is behind the overhead train line problem which caused widespread disruption this morning.
Almost all Auckland morning peak train services were cancelled today due to… Audio
'Wellington commuter nightmare' - Climate protesters strike again
Restore Passenger Rail protesters are disrupting morning traffic once again.
TAIC findings just released into ferry near grounding
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission's final preliminary report shows that KiwiRail failed to follow manufacturers advice about a critical joint in its cooling system on the interislander… Audio
Tens of thousands of train passengers disrupted in Auckland
A fault with KiwiRail's overhead power lines has caused commuter chaos across Auckland this morning, with train services cancelled across the city. The fault at Grafton resulted in power being… Audio
Commuters feeling "thrown off" by Auckland train disruption
Cancellations on the Auckland train network caused commuter chaos on Friday morning. Ingrid Hipkiss spoke to our reporter Finn Blackwell who was at Grafton Station. Audio
Answers needed on Auckland rail cancellations - National
First it was Wellington and now its Auckland... Train commuter chaos in both cities, all in the one week. National's transport spokesperson Simeon Brown spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Overhead powerline causes Auckland train chaos
Cancellations on the Auckland train network has caused commuter chaos on Friday morning. All Southern and Eastern line services have been cancelled between Otahuhu and Britomart. All western and… Audio
