'Slippery' road led to crash
'Slippery' road led to crash
The slippery surface of a worn South Otago road ''let down'' a female Dunedin motorist and contributed to her death, Otago-Southland coroner David Crerar says.
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Council defies agency over buses
Council defies agency over buses
The Otago Regional Council has awarded new contracts for Dunedin public bus services, despite a threat from the New Zealand Transport Agency that it would not subsidise the services.
Bill could solve ORC's contract legality problem
Bill could solve ORC's contract legality problem
The Otago Regional Council's problems with its new public bus service contracts may be solved by legislation being drafted by the Labour Party.
Illegal truck moves a safety concern
Illegal truck moves a safety concern
The New Zealand Transport Agency and Dunedin City Council have had talks with Cadbury staff after being horrified to learn large trucks were sometimes driving against one-way traffic to enter the Dunedin factory yard.
Buses as political footballs
Buses as political footballs
The Otago Regional Council's spat with the New Zealand Transport Agency is concerning - particularly if it comes at a cost to ratepayers.
ORC may lose $1.5m over bus contract clash
ORC may lose $1.5m over bus contract clash
Up to $1.5 million of Government funding could be lost to the Otago Regional Council, if it fails to make peace with the New Zealand Transport Agency over bus contracts.
Cycle lobby against Anzac Ave proposal
Cycle lobby against Anzac Ave proposal
A Dunedin cycle lobby group says a New Zealand Transport Agency proposal for a central city intersection where a cyclist was killed will do little, if anything, to actually improve safety, despite that being the objective.
NZTA bus funding cut threat
NZTA bus funding cut threat
National funding for Otago public bus services may be withheld because the Otago Regional Council is forging ahead with an unapproved tender process.
Hearing set for bridge NZTA to put case for change
Hearing set for bridge NZTA to put case for change
The New Zealand Transport Agency's (NZTA) application to change the designation for a new $20 million two-lane bridge on State Highway 6, between Kelvin Heights and Frankton, will be heard over three days next month.
Traffic snarls badly at one-way bridge
Traffic snarls badly at one-way bridge
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is considering whether to manually control traffic on the Kawarau Bridge as hundreds more vehicles are expected in and out of Queenstown around New Year's Eve.
Cycling review details withheld
Cycling review details withheld
The New Zealand Transport Agency is conducting a safety review of the one-way state highway systems through Dunedin, following a request from the Dunedin City Council. But the national agency...
NZTA to audit tender processes for bus services
NZTA to audit tender processes for bus services
All tender processes run by the Otago Regional Council for public bus services will be audited by the New Zealand Transport Agency, which is concerned about the council's maximum bus age and emission standards.
DCC pushes for urgent action on cycling
DCC pushes for urgent action on cycling
Dunedin City Council chief executive Paul Orders is writing to the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) asking it to urgently address the issue of safety for cyclists on Dunedin's one-way state highway system.
South's main roads notably safer
South's main roads notably safer
Motorists face less risk on Otago and Southland state highway roads than elsewhere in the country, a study of the 11,000km national network shows.
No funding to change one-ways
No funding to change one-ways
A plan to rearrange the one-way street network in Dunedin - and help breathe new life into the city's heritage warehouses - has been dealt a blow by the New Zealand Transport Agency.
New lights praised by school
New lights praised by school
The installation of traffic lights at the intersection of Great King St (State Highway 1) and Howe St has been welcomed by Dunedin's George St Normal School.
Two standards for bus tenders
Two standards for bus tenders
When the Otago Regional Council next calls for tenders for public bus services, it will give operators the chance to bid to two different standards.
'You will put us out of business' - bus plan slammed
'You will put us out of business' - bus plan slammed
A bus operator has slammed an Otago Regional Council transport plan, saying it would put his company out of business and result in drastic fare increases.
Intersection work to begin
Intersection work to begin
The grape vines have been removed, the land has been bought and the contractor is ready to go.
Deck extension deemed a danger
Deck extension deemed a danger
A Middlemarch woman's attempt to improve her business by extending a front deck has fallen foul of the New Zealand Transport Agency.