Matt Lowrie
Further disruption to Auckland trains
There's been even further disruption for Auckland train commuters after an infrastructure problem closed two platforms at Britomart Station, affecting services on major lines.
It comes on top of days… Audio
Axing regional fuel tax 'ideologically motivated': commentator
A transport commentator says the government's plan to scrap the region's fuel tax is ideologically motivated and Aucklanders will suffer.
Transport Minister Simeon Brown says the government will… Audio
Light rail scrapped: What are Auckland's transport priorities now?
With Auckland's light rail project officially scrapped, focus is returning to the other pieces of Auckland's road network puzzle. Audio
Auckland urban development: complex manoeuvrings in Mt Albert
What's in store for the massive patch of land in Carrington Road's residential development. Over the next decade more than 4,000 homes are destined for the almost 40 hectares site which is seven… Audio
Labour's proposed harbour tunnels 'farcical' - Lowrie
A transport commentator says Labour's proposal to dig three tunnels under Auckland harbour is farcical.
The roughly $45 billion project would include a pair of three-lane tunnels for traffic, and… 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
Auckland expert on second harbour crossing
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is about to make a major announcement on the second Auckland harbour crossing.
The PM is expected to announce the scenarios being considered and the timetable at 9… Audio
Auckland transport woes - 'call it a crisis, that's what it is'
An Auckland public transport group says the situation with the city's transport network has tipped into a full-blown crisis and should be treated like one. Thousands of buses are being cancelled each… Audio
Transport expert on impacts of ending discounted fares
A seven percent bump in public transport use is not enough for the government to keep universal half price fares. They go in March next year along with the fuel tax discount. Instead the discounted… Video, Audio
The Panel with Sam Johnson and Anna Dean (Part 1)
Panellists Sam Johnson and Anna Dean discuss the New Zealanders blacklisted by Russia, the cooling housing market, and choosing between car parks and bus lanes. Audio
The Auckland light rail saga continues
At last a concrete plan for light rail in Auckland - but at an eye watering cost. What are the chances of this really happening? And is it the right option? Audio
Auckland light rail 'worst of both worlds' say transport gurus
The government is touting its partly tunneled light rail project as a gamechanger for the city.
The trains would run every five minutes from Wynyard Quarter all the way to the airport.
The editor of… Audio
Announcement coming on Auckland light rail project
The Government will this morning announce the route and cost of Auckland's long-awaited light rail project.
Three options were presented to Cabinet last year, each of which run from the City Centre… Audio
Part 2: Panellists Georgie Stylianou and Peter Elliott
Panellists Georgie Stylianou and Peter Elliott discuss a call to protect our shellfish populations from over-harvesting, one way streets, and a glorious pink church in Greymouth. Audio
Auckland Council considering major cuts to car parks
Auckland Transport is suggesting hundreds of car parks in the city should be ripped out in favour of bus lanes and cycle ways.
It says parks could disappear on main arterial routes and in some parts… Audio
Carbon Zero 2050 discussion document out but clock is ticking
Fewer cars on the roads, more EVs, mass rapid transport in the big cities and congestion charges... Today Climate Change Minister James Shaw revealed an extensive consultation document aimed at… Audio
The Panel with Heather Roy and David Slack Part 2
Panellists Heather Roy and David Slack discuss electoral law, Dutch-style roundabouts and the insects that stand to benefit from climate change. Audio
Transport commentator Matt Lowrie on bus issues
Delays, cancellations, widespread understaffing, frequent overtime and pay disuptes - the list of woes within the bus transport sector are many.
None have been more in the spotlight of late, than the… Audio
Light rail back on track for Auckland
Transport Minister Michael Wood yesterday announced the establishment of a unit tasked with getting Auckland light rail back on track. Greater Auckland editor Matt Lowry talks to Jesse about the… Audio
The Panel with Paula Penfold and Garry Moore (Part 2)
The Panel with Paula Penfold and Garry Moore (Part 2) Part 2: Research just released reveals Kiwi women are facing increasing 'economic abuse' and controlling behaviour by partners. The first first… Audio