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The government and Auckland's next mayor could be at odds over how to plug a $4 billion gap in funding for an agreed list of transport projects during the next decade. Audio

An extra $4 billion has to be found to fund a list of transport projects agreed upon today by the Auckland Council and government.

The government has formally agreed to pay for half of Auckland's downtown rail tunnel, and says it could now cost up to $3.4bn. Video

Sailings of the troubled Cook Strait ferry Aratere have been cancelled until problems with the ship's rudder are fixed.

A former judge has delivered a stinging critique of the criminal justice system, saying lawyers are not taking legal aid cases because it is not worth their time.

Taxi drivers around the country have banded together to protest against alternative taxi service Uber.

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Falling numbers of lawyers willing to do legal aid cases could reduce access to justice for some defendants, according to the Law Society.

An Auckland Council agency has admitted its bylaw on local body election signs limits freedom of expression and may breach the Bill of Rights.

A bill on the best way for airports to advertise lost luggage is being mocked, but the MP whose name it is under insists it's no laughing matter.

People should be wary of using the ride-sharing company because of Uber's rules, the Transport Minister says.

CentrePort of Wellington is extending its operations in a move that could cut 16,000 trips by logging trucks over the Rimutaka Hill each year.

A woman at the centre of a fraud inquiry at the Ministry of Transport left the country months ago, the Labour Party believes.

The government is failing to consider the impact of Auckland's road projects on NZ's greenhouse gas emissions, the Green Party says.

Some Uber drivers are angry at the company for telling them to break the law by not abiding by the regulations for carrying paying passengers. Audio

Uber will continue to allow drivers on to the roads without having them police vetted, despite the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) ruling it illegal. Audio

Officials and taxi drivers have concerns but Kiwis appear to be embracing the app-based ride service, which has no plans to change the way it operates. Audio

Unions and the government are in last-minute talks in an attempt to avert a strike by aviation security workers at Wellington and Auckland airports.

Follow twins Kowhai and Monty Hook, of the futuristic sound duo Hook Ups, as they try to make it big in the cut-throat suburb of Aroha Bridge.