Transport

Otago transport authorities say they were rebuffed when they approached their Southland equivalents about sharing construction costs and potentially hastening the replacement of the Kawarau Falls bridge at Frankton.

Hundreds of intersections need modifications to make them safer ahead of the reversal of the left-turning traffic rule in five weeks.

The date for a new give-way rule change to come into force was pushed forward because of concern motorists would think it was an April Fools' joke.

Rural Contractors New Zealand has welcomed a review of transport rules affecting agricultural contractors, describing it as "great news".

Auckland's deadly gas blast - which claimed the life of a worker - is a "tragic reminder" the same threat could lurk inside Dunedin's Caversham tunnel, a Dunedin City Council manager says.

A multimillion-dollar plan to reroute traffic through Dunedin is back on the agenda, and a major change to the city's one-way system is heading the list of possibilities.

The AA says drivers must be extra vigilant near schools when children return to school this week.

Segways have been deemed illegal to use in a public place, but that has not deterred Otago businesses from still using them and has stimulated a call for the Government to reclassify the non-polluting vehicles.

Air New Zealand is expecting a decision within days from Transport Minister Steven Joyce on its proposed tie-up with Virgin Blue on transtasman routes, following conditional approval from Australian regulators.

New Zealand airports will need to focus on domestic markets during the 2011 Rugby World Cup (RWC) to ensure strong national tourism growth, the Government says.