Transport

In the wake of the horror crash in Taranaki, a former mayor is wondering whether the Government has its transport priorities right. Ross Paterson was Western Bay of Plenty mayor in August 2016 when… Audio

Auckland businesses say its not fair they're having to cough up for fuel taxes now but wait years to see any of the desperately needed benefits. The government has announced a nationwide fuel excise… Audio

An Auckland trucking operator says the government doesn't understand the industry and a fuel tax will hurt the city's economy. The government has confirmed a new tax of 3.5 cents a litre for the whole… Audio

Aucklanders will be paying 15 cents more a litre at the pump by the end of September as they're hit with a double whammy of taxes after the government confirmed the fuel excise will increase by 3.5… Video, Audio

Assistant Commissioner, Road Policing, Sandra Venables talks to Susie Ferguson about the fatal crash near Waverley where seven people died, and the struggle to contact next-of-kin. Audio

There's major disruption at Auckland domestic airport passengers following a security breach. Aviation Security has started re-screening passengers but say there will be flight delays. With the… Audio

An eight-year-old girl who was critically injured in the horrendous car crash near Waverley on Wednesday morning has died overnight. She passed away in Waikato Hospital early on Thursday morning. The… Audio

On the day of that awful car crash just outside Waverley, Six dead now, including a baby. Audio

This week women in Saudi Arabia were granted the right to drive. Many refugee women here in New Zealand never learned how to drive in their original countries. So a training programme was set up in… Audio

There are growing calls from civic leaders and businesses for a permanent solution to the fragile road linking Gisborne and Opotiki. State Highway 2 through the Waioeka Gorge is regularly closed… Audio

Parekawhia McLean is NZTA's Regional Relationships Manager for the Waikato Bay of Plenty region. John Campbell asked her when the Waioeka Gorge road would re-open. Video, Audio

Weatherell Transport says the Waioeka Gorge closure will not only add three hours to a truck driver's journey, but also have a significant financial impact. CEO Steve Weatherell talks to John… Video, Audio

A report has found the removal of doors from a helicopter which crashed during Christchurch's Port Hills fires in February last year set in motion a series of events that ended in pilot Steve Askin's… Audio

Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon and one of the major trucking operators in the region are calling for State Highway Two through the Waioeka Gorge to be made more secure. The gorge is currently closed as a… Video, Audio

The owner of Cromwell-based trucking company Summerland Express Freight says many drivers want long working hours. Some work up to seventy hours a week. There have been a series of accidents that… Audio

Contractors expect to take days to clear the 3,000 cubic metre slip that's blocked the Waioeka gorge which links Gisborne and Opotiki. The alternative route around the East Cape adds three hours to… Audio