Transport
Streets near parliament close as police brace for influx of protestors
Streets surrounding Wellington's Parliamentary precinct have been closed as police and the council brace for an influx of protesters. Buses routes have been diverted and commuters this morning had to… Audio
What to do seconds before a crash
Picture this... you're driving along when suddenly an oncoming car drifts into your lane. You're about to have a head-on collision... what do you do? For most of us, the answer might be simply… Audio
Air New Zealand launches bag tracker feature
Travellers flying with Air New Zealand will be able to track their bags, starting from today.
Parents disgruntled over high fail rate of driving tests
We've heard the old urban legends - Police have a quota for speeding tickets - the soft serve machine is broken, and carrots make you see in the dark.
Many people are adamant that there's another… Audio
Roads closed and buses rerouted around parliamentary precinct
Roads have closed and Metlink has rerouted bus routes in preparation for political protests around the parliamentary precinct later this week. Audio
AT spent $6 million on staff redundancies
Auckland Transport has spent $6 million dollars on staff redundancies as part of a drive to cut costs.
It includes payouts to nine people who had been offered other jobs within AT but who decided to… Audio
AT spends $6m on staff redundancies as part of cost-cutting drive
Auckland Transport has spent $6 million on staff redundancies as part of a drive to cut costs, including paying out some who were offered other jobs within the agency.
Restricted test failures: Relief as fee to resit licence test being scrapped
People who fail their driver's licence tests will be breathing a sigh of relief from Sunday, when the fee to resit examinations is scrapped. Audio
Big swell forces Interislander to cancel sailings
Ocean swells of four to five metres have forced several Interislander ferry trips to be cancelled on Wednesday.
Aratere sailings are expected to return from 3.45pm Wednesday afternoon and Kaitiaki… Audio
Truth to rumours - is it hard to pass restricted driving test?
There are many urban legends around **Police have a quota for speeding tickets **the soft serve machine is broken **carrots make you see in the dark... and many people are adamant that there's… Audio
The Panel with Ian Taylor and Georgie Stylianou (Part 1)
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Ian Taylor and Georgie Stylianou discuss the lack of marketing behind electric vehicles compared to gas guzzlers and how banks could be assisting with… Audio
More technical woes hit Auckland Transport, commuters
On Tuesday, some commuters received an 'insufficient funds' notification when they tried to tag onto public transport.
Number of heavy freight vehicles on the road rises
The number of heavy freight vehicles on the road has risen for the first time in two months, bucking the narrative of a marked slowdown, though the data remained volatile.
Millions more spent promoting gas guzzlers than small cars or EVs
Car makers say they are going green. But they still spend much more advertising their biggest gas guzzlers than their smaller, less profitable EVs.
Crews work to reopen critical road between West coast & Otago
Waka Kotahi is working to partially re-open Haast Pass; a critical road link between the west coast and Otago. It's been closed since Thursday's storms meaning locals and tourists have to take a nine… Video, Audio
'Irresponsible populism' - Labour on National's proposal to restore speed limits
National are proposing to change the rules governing how speed limits are set if elected next month.
National will mandate a cost-benefit analysis for each speed limit change, which would consider… Audio
National to review speed limit changes if elected
National will change the way speed limits are reviewed, if elected.
By mandating a cost-benefit analysis that includes travel times and economic impacts, they hope to reverse some of the recent… Audio
Wairoa Airport runway extension gets boost from govt
The current runway at the town's airport was too short to land large planes during the Cyclone Gabrielle response.
Road workers race to restore SH6 link to West Coast
There is concern that a bridge on the Haast Pass may have been damaged after thousands of cubic metres of debris from a slip washed onto it.
Election 2023: National promises to end new speed limit reductions
National is promising to end recently-imposed speed limit reductions if it wins the election.
