Transport

In some places, young people will be paying up to $8 more for a trip, but in others, fares aren't rising at all. Here's the breakdown.

Advocacy groups say the train service is "developing well", but the transport minister says it's one of NZ's most heavily subsidised public transport services.

The road was blocked and motorists advised to take an alternate route.

"Proportionally, we were one of the most cancelled and suspended suburbs in the entire city last year."

Police pulling over a driver noticed something strange about their passenger: "The goatee was sharp ... just a little too sharp."

Infrastructure New Zealand is pushing for new road user charges to be brought in quicker to help relieve pressure on strained transport funding.

Wellington commuters should plan ahead as a disruption to services is expected next week.

A flood damaged rail bridge has been reopened after a support was swept away in high water, leaving the 610m-long structure sagging, but a mayor says more work is needed on crucial infrastructure.

The new rules require airlines to disclose extra service fees alongside the full fare and offer cash refunds for cancelled flights - not vouchers or credit.

Police are investigating a string of cash fare boxes stolen from buses in Wellington.

The Transport Minister is not ruling out introducing a toll on a second Ashburton bridge - either on the new bridge or existing State Highway 1 crossing - to help pay for its construction.

Simeon Brown is being encouraged to look at charging for existing roads to relieve pressure on transport funding.

The airline sector is ripe for the kind of investigation that has been carried out in the grocery and banking sectors, Consumer NZ believes. Audio