Transport
EV owners to pay road user charges
The government has announced electric vehicle owners will now pay road user charges, costing drivers 76 dollars for every thousand kilometres. The charges will begin from April the first.
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Road user charges to be extended to EVs, plug-in hybrids
Owners of light electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids will have to pay road user charges from 1 April, the government has announced.
Auckland public transport gets more expensive
A public transport advocacy group is questioning Auckland Transport's priorities after it announced a hike in fares.
From next month, trips on Auckland buses, trains, and ferries will be up to 40… Audio
'Insult to injury': Fears AT's fare hike may drive commuters away
From next month, trips on buses, trains, and ferries will be up to 40 cents more expensive.
'What a waste': Residents on scrapped light rail budget blowout
Locals of an Auckland suburb which has missed out on being connected to the city by light rail are divided about the cancellation. Audio
Auckland Transport to hike fares
Aucklanders will be paying higher public transport fares from next month.
'Blood boils': Auckland ferries cancelled to make room for cruise ships
Commuters are frustrated nearly 100 ferry trips were cancelled or delayed, and worry cruise season the will worsen the problem.
Ferry passengers return to work frustrated
Frustrated Auckland ferry commuters are worried the recent spate of delays and cancellations to services will continue, and cause an increasing problem as more people return to work.
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Transport commentators respond to Light Rail cancellation
The government has fulfilled its election promise to cancel city's beleaguered Light Rail project.
The plan had the potential to take up to 14-thousand-500 cars off the road, but the price soared to… Audio
Auckland business association responds to light rail project
The Government has officially scrapped Auckland's beleaguered light rail project, fulfilling its election promise.
The former Labour government said the project would be completed within four years.
…Govt moves from light rail to other transport initiatives
Auckland's light rail project has been officially scrapped.
Transport Minister, Simeon Brown, yesterday announced the cancellation of the project as part of the Government's 100-day plan, saying the… Audio
National-led government officially cancels Auckland Light Rail plans
The new National-led government is following through on its plans to cancel the Auckland Light Rail project.
Japan Boeing 737-800 flight turns back due to cockpit window crack
A domestic flight of Japan's All Nippon Airways returned to its departure airport on Saturday after a crack was found on the cockpit window of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft midair, a spokesperson for…
Safety improvements on SH5 can't come soon enough - transport boss
Widening works on the road between Napier and Taupō which has claimed 13 lives in seven years start tomorrow.
From boat-mad boy to superyacht captain
It has been quite a homecoming for Aaron Clark, who grew up sailing Optimists and left school aged 15 to become a commercial fisherman.
'Horrendous' risk with more road signs damaged, expert says
More than 150 road signs have been damaged or vandalised on local roads, particularly in the Malvern area.
Why are trains being cancelled because of heat?
Explainer - Rail services are struggling to cope with middling temperatures in Wellington. What's going on?
US launches Boeing investigation after blowout
Airline regulators in the US have formally launched an investigation of Boeing's processes, after a door plug blew off one of its planes.
Warnings train services could be slashed due to underfunding
Greater Wellington Regional Council says Wellington's train services could be slashed without a significant funding increase. A fault in the train system's overhead cables on Wednesday, caused by the… Audio
More than 'chicken feed' needed to fix Wellington trains
Stranded passengers say a fault that shut down all outgoing trains for several hours is another sign of an increasingly unreliable network.
