Transport
Rail funding plan rubbished by trucking lobby and opposition
The government's plans to rejuvenate rail are being rubbished by the opposition and the trucking lobby as ideologically motivated and wasteful that will take resources away from badly needed road…
Govt's rail upgrade in 'mode neutral' investment plan - Wood
The government has released its 10-year plan for rail investment, signaling it is full steam ahead with plans to shovel in billions of dollars to get the country's rail infrastructure back on track.
… Video, Audio
Auckland motorway blocked after person falls from Grafton Bridge
One lane of the north western motorway in Auckland was blocked after a person fell from Grafton Bridge.
Truckies fear losing out to rail with funding shakeup
A group lobbying for the trucking industry is dismayed the government's plan to shake up rail funding could see roads lose out to rail. The rail system will now be paid for out of the Land Transport… Audio
Government lays out 10-year plan for rail investment
The government has announced freight rail will now be funded from the same pot as roads. Audio
Rail funding to come from same place as road money
The government says its funding of freight rail has been shunted to the side for too long and will now bankroll it from the same pot used for roads.
This morning's announcement - part of the… Audio
Boeing faces new hurdle in 737 Max electrical grounding issue - sources
US air safety officials have asked Boeing to supply fresh analysis showing numerous 737 Max subsystems would not be affected by electrical grounding issues first flagged in three areas of the jet in…
Queen St businesses takes fight against pedestrians to court
A group of Queen Street landlords and businesses wants an interim injunction to stop some of the planned improvements to the thoroughfare and a judicial review of council decision making around a…
MH370 left 'false trails' before disappearing, new research suggests
The pilot in command of missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 deliberately made a series of turns to avoid detection before flying the doomed plane into the southern Indian Ocean, according to…
Mexico train crash kills passengers in trains and cars below
At least 20 people have been killed and 70 hurt in Mexico City, when an overpass carrying a metro train partly collapsed on cars on a road below. Audio
KiwiRail 'reluctant' to replace Mangateitei bridge with level crossing
KiwiRail is cautious about offering a solution to a rickety bridge that carries a large proportion of the country's potatoes and carrots off the slopes below Mt Ruapehu.
Transport Minister remains silent on cost of Auckland’s Mill Rd project
Transport Minister Michael Wood refuses to say what the latest cost projections are for Auckland's Mill Rd project.
'We're having to break the law, exceeding the bridge limits'
A century-old wooden bridge full of holes that carries masses of the country's potatoes and carrots is jeopardising truckers' safety and farmers' livelihoods.
Man arrested over threat to Cook Strait ferries
A 33-year-old man has been arrested after a threat that disrupted Cook Strait ferries for several hours today.
Serious crash in Ōwhiro Bay, Wellington
Police were notified of the crash involving a truck and a car on Happy Valley Road about 1.40pm.
Investigation staff leave TAIC amid claims of toxic work culture
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission says it has a high staff turnover in its investigation team because many are close to retirement, but current and former staff RNZ spoke to say there's… Audio
More than a dozen crash investigation staff left TAIC over last five years
Several crash investigators have left the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC), with some blaming a toxic culture and questioning whether the agency is up to the job.
Over the past five… Audio
Bloomfield not expecting many New Zealanders to be affected by Perth restrictions
Ashley Bloomfield expects new restrictions on people flying from Western Australia to New Zealand will only affect a very small number of people.
Three new Covid-19 cases linked to a managed… Audio
Man wants offensive number plate removed from circulation
A Hawke's Bay man is calling for an offensive number plate to be removed from circulation after he found one on his new car.
Health Ministry wants flights from WA to NZ paused
Direct flights from Western Australia to New Zealand should be paused after a worker at a Perth managed isolation facility tested positive for Covid-19, Ministry of Health says.