Transport
Do stranded Bluebridge customers have consumer rights?
Bluebridge customers left stranded by cancellations say Bluebridge won't answer their calls and they are unable to reschedule online.
On Tuesday frustrated passengers went to the Bluebridge ferry… Audio
Tauranga women faces big costs after Bluebridge ferry cancelled
Days out from the Easter school holidays Bluebridge has again cancelled 4 sailings across Cook Strait today with those affected unable to rebook after cancelling sailings yesterday.
One Tauranga… Audio
Coromandel keen for visitors over Easter weekend
Thames Coromandel District mayor Len Salt says the cyclone-hit region has been busy letting would-be visitors know it is open for business and he hopes to see good numbers this Easter weekend. Audio
'We've been through a cyclone, but some of it looks like a war zone' - Tararua mayor
Clean-up costs to fix the battered roads in the eastern Tararua District of the lower North Island could hit $100 million.
Eastern Tararua roads remain battered by Cyclone Gabrielle
Roads in the eastern Tararua District remain battered by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Now, this sparsely populated part of the Lower North Island must find a way of meeting cleanup costs that could hit $100… Audio
People with disabilities concerned about e-scooters
If you're vision or mobility impaired, just getting out and about on our crowded streets can be daunting.
People with disabilities are calling for urgent action to improve accessibility on our… Video, Audio
Uncertainty about when Transmission Gully will reopen
The main link between Wellington and the Kapiti coast has been closed since 6.40 this morning, when a fuel tanker and another vehicle collided.
A specialist hazardous materials unit, eight fire… Audio
Bluebridge cancels more ferry crossings following engineering fault
Bluebridge has cancelled sailings aboard the stricken Feronia ferry for a second day in a row.
Transmission Gully closed for clean up of large oil spill
Waka Kotahi is warning Transmission Gully between Pauatahanui and Paekakariki will be closed for some time due to a fuel spill. A fuel tanker and another truck crashed before rush-hour this morning… Audio
Auckland and Wellington's most cancelled bus routes
What is the worst place to live if you want to catch a bus?
In Auckland it's on the shore and in Wellington strangely, it's the suburb which is home to the city's bus barns, Lyall Bay.
RNZ data… Audio
$620m Manawatū to Hawke's Bay highway pushed back until mid-2025
The opening date of the new highway between Manawatū and Hawke's Bay has been delayed until mid-2025.
More engineering faults, more cancelled ferries on Cook Strait
The Cook Strait ferries have hit yet more troubled waters after four Bluebridge sailings were cancelled on Monday.
Investigation into dental trailer safety issues extended
Waka Kotahi has extended its investigation into wheels snapping off mobile dental trailers to encompass the whole supply chain of trailer parts.
A short history of doomed second harbour crossing proposals for Auckland
New Zealand is a small country that suddenly has big ideas about public transportation projects for its largest city, writes Timothy Welch.
Manawatū-Hawke's Bay road link completion pushed out to 2025
Motorists between Manawatū and Hawke's Bay will have to wait until 2025 until a new highway linking the regions opens.
The $620 million replacement to the closed road through the Manawatū Gorge was… Video, Audio
More engineering faults, more cancelled ferries on Cook Strait
The Cook Strait ferries have hit yet more troubled waters. Four Bluebridge sailings are cancelled today, leaving more than 1000 passengers on the wrong side of the strait.
It's the latest in a string… Audio
Underground infrastructure mysteries!
Today's expert is all about finding where underground infrastructure has been buried beneath our roads, lawns and footpaths.Sam Wiffen is the CEO of Reveal, a company specialising in mapping where… Audio
Will New Zealand follow France in giving e-scooters the boot?
The people of Paris have spoken in a referendum - there will be no more E-scooters in their city.
Almost 90 per cent of voters favoured a ban on the battery-powered mode of transport, in a blow to… Audio
Bluebridge cancels Monday's ferry crossings after another breakdown
An engineering fault was found on the Strait Feronia while the ferry was in Picton on Sunday night.
Bus driver union claims companies not offering extra hours for workers
Driver shortages have largely been blamed for the raft of bus cancellations everyday, but unions say it's also because some companies are too stingy to offer workers extra hours.
RNZ is launching a… Audio
