Transport
Auckland bus users left stranded during union meeting
Auckland commuters have complained of poor service on the city's bus routes due to a union meeting, but Auckland Transport says there has been little disruption.
Toyota NZ announces massive shake-up
Toyota says declining car ownership among younger city dwellers, advancing technologies and climate change have forced it to shake up the way it does business. Toyota has been among a number of… Audio
Kaikoura's SH1 back in business full-time
Kaikoura Mayor Winston Gray says the opening of State Highway 1 to traffic both day and night from next month is the best news the tourist town has had in a long time. The road has been open only… Audio
Calls to change helmet rules 'ridiculous'
A Timaru woman says calls to change compulsory helmet rules are ridiculous, after a helmet saved her husband's life.
Reckless driving and crashes
A report from the AA has found that half of fatal and serious injury crashes are caused by reckless driving. One advocate says fix the roads. Patrick Reynolds of Greater Auckland answers - Will fixing… Audio
Auckland regional fuel tax
How effective would a regional fuel tax be to ease Auckland's traffic congestion? We ask economic commentator Bernard Hickey. Audio
SH1 Kaikōura to reopen 24 hours a day
State Highway 1 north and south of Kaikōura will reopen to traffic 24/7 at the end of next month, Transport Minister Phil Twyford says.
Far North SH1 may not be reconnected by end of day
Locals in the Far North hope the road connecting them to Kaitaia will be passable by midday on Thursday. The washout caused a 20-metre wide hole in the road disrupting travellers who want to go North… Audio
Air NZ wants jail time for reckless drone pilots
Air New Zealand wants prison sentences for drone pilots involved in life-threatening near misses with aircraft. The call comes after a drone came within five metres of an Air New Zealand international… Audio
'We're actually talking about people' - Police brace for long weekend on roads
New Zealand's number of people killed on roads so far this year is 88 - thirteen higher than at the same time last year. As we head toward the Easter holiday weekend the Police will be hoping they can… Audio
Drone rules urged after close call at Auckland Airport
In a close call - one the pilots' association says could have been catastrophic - a drone was flown within 5-metres of an Air New Zealand international flight coming in to land at Auckland airport… Audio
Bumpy forestry road a 'gorgeous' alternative to SH1
RNZ reporter Nita Blake-Persen joins Checkpoint live from Northland, where she joined a north-bound convoy on a forest road, one of the alternative routes to head north after a 20m chunk of SH1 was… Audio
Glass half full for cut off Far North residents
Far North communities hope a massive hole in State Highway One north of Kaitaia will be fixed by Easter, but many locals are finding silver linings in their new-found isolation. Video, Audio
Drone near miss: 'Height of stupidity'
A drone has flown within five metres of an Air New Zealand international flight landing at Auckland Airport.
Kāpiti locals fear loss of flights will jeopardise airport
A vote to preserve the future of the Kāpiti Coast Airport will be made this week.
School uniforms, safety keeps kids off bikes
Teaching kids to cycle won’t mean more will bike to school, unless road safety and school uniform rules are also addressed, a study suggests. Audio
Pukenui washout: Locals drive dodgy road to get through
For the second day, anyone wanting to travel to and from the top of the North Island has to drive a forest road around the washout on State Highway One under police escort. RNZ reporter Nita… Audio
Far North forestry track too scary to use daily - principal
For the second day , anyone wanting to travel to and from the top of the North Island has to drive a forest road around the washout on State Highway One under police escort. Yesterday we heard from… Audio
Northland washout: NZTA hopes to open a lane this week
The Transport Agency says it hopes to open a single lane of State Highway 1 at Pukenui in the Far North by the middle of the week. Audio
Pukenui washout: Police ready for forestry road convoy
The Transport Agency is hoping to have a single lane open on State Highway 1 by the middle of this week after the big washout north of Kaitaia. The police will again be escorting traffic through the… Audio
