Transport
Too soon to know what effect oil plant attack has on fuel price
An energy consultant says it's too soon to say just what impact an attack on an oil processing plant in Saudi Arabia will have on petrol prices here. There are warnings the price of petrol could spike… Audio
Horowhenua locals still awaiting promised expressway
Horowhenua locals are still in limbo nearly a decade on from promises of an expressway to replace a dangerous stretch of State Highway One north of Wellington. The Transport Agency says there's no… Audio
Strikes on Saudi oil facilities likely to affect petrol prices
There are fears that Saturday's drone attacks could push up fuel prices to over 100 US dollars a barrel. Saudi Arabia is the world's largest exporter of crude oil and the strikes on state-run oil… Audio
Frustration at taxis taking parking spaces in Christchurch
Frustration is building between Christchurch restaurant owners and taxi drivers over the lack of parking in the city, with no solution in sight.
A bar owner is fed up with taxi drivers sitting in car… Video, Audio
Orange Day Parade celebrates school road patrols
Orange Day Parade celebrates New Zealand's school road patrols - we're one of only a few countries that give children the power to halt traffic.
Air NZ applying to trademark "kia ora" image
Air New Zealand is being strongly criticised by many people for applying for trademark protection of a logo that reads "Kia Ora" - the name of its in-flight magazine, first published in 2007. Audio
Air New Zealand wants to trademark 'Kia ora'
Air New Zealand has applied to trademark its 'Kia Ora' logo, which is used on the front of the airline's inflight Kia Ora magazine. The Maori Council has called the application an "insult to New… Audio
Wellington's Trolley Buses won't get refurbished
Wellington's fleet of trolley buses will not be retro-fitted after all. Audio
ACC pours $5m into road safety programmes in Auckland
The funding is going towards safety programmes on the city's transport network and reducing road accident trauma.
Michael Ross discusses the expansion of the Wanaka Airport
Passenger jets would have to take off and land every ten minutes to ensure a decent return on the money spent, say opponents of a proposed expansion of Wanaka Airport. Their report says the proposed… Audio
ACC-funded taxis are late or don't turn up- says Auckland woman
An Auckland woman who has had to rely on ACC-funded taxis twice in the last four years, says drivers are late or don't turn up once they realise ACC is paying them. Drivers say it's because they get… Audio
Assessment: Expanded Wanaka Airport would need huge growth
A $400m investment in Wanaka Airport would require more than three million passengers - or more than 500 flights per week - to cover costs and ensure a return, a new report says.
Kiwirail using prisoners as track workers in Northland
KiwiRail is planning to take on prisoners as track-workers - in the wake of the government's new investment in Northland rail. The company is advertising for about twenty paid staff as it begins the… Audio
The carbon emitter we're not prepared to give up
With 4.5 billion air passengers last year, and that number set to double in less than 20 years, how on earth are airlines going to help save the planet? Audio
NZTA in talks with Google after data storage breach
The New Zealand Transport Agency has admitted to a technology botch up leaving what was meant to be a highly secure data key wide open.
NZTA in talks with Google after data storage breach
The Transport Agency is in talks with Google about a breach of data storage after a bungle by its rogue and now-defunct high-tech unit. The agency says the mistake - leaving a data key wide open for… Audio
Car crashes into retirement village, people injured
Four people have been injured after a car ploughed into a Christchurch retirement village.
Three seriously injured in Silverstream crash, and SH2 closed
Three people are seriously injured after a crash has closed a lane of State Highway 2 in Upper Hutt.
All Rotorua bus crash tourists still in hospital are now stable
All of the remaining Chinese tourists hospitalised after a fatal bus crash near Rotorua are in a stable condition.
Free travel for children on Akl buses and trains
From today children can travel for free on weekends on Auckland Transport's bus, train and some ferry services.