The Government will seriously consider tolling the Tauranga Eastern Link so that construction can be brought forward, Transport Minister Steven Joyce says.
Longer, heavier but more efficient logging trucks could be seen on some Otago roads for the first time early next year.
A climate change survey of young New Zealanders has found a whopping 96% are in favour of some changes to the country's transport system, with the majority voting for substantial change.
Phillip Cole argues for a Dunedin transport system incorporating frequent buses, light rail and the closing of main shopping thoroughfares to car traffic.
The Government is looking at raising the minimum driving age and lengthening the time it takes to get a full licence, it was reported today.
Smile Dunedin because Big Brother - or at least the New Zealand Transport Agency - is watching.
Threats to pull the plug on an NZ Bus contract if the company refuses to end its lockout of 900 bus drivers are unrealistic, the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (Arta) says.
The positioning of power poles alongside rural roads is being questioned by the Otago Land Transport Committee, as it begins taking a fresh look at road safety.
The land transport network will have $8.7 billion spent on it during the next three years, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) announced today.
Some walk; some cycle; a few even catch the bus. But more than ever, Dunedin commuters take the car.
Two women, upset with a bus-timetable change they say was made with "virtually nil" consultation, have petitioned the Otago Regional Council to reinstate the original time.
Most cyclists are men and you're more likely to share a bus seat with a woman, unless you're in Christchurch where public transport appears to be shunned by everyone.
The Government has confirmed plans to increase spending on motorways by $1 billion over three years.
Consultation has begun with the hundreds of affected residents following today's announcement of the preferred choice for the 4.5km Auckland motorway extension between Waterview and Mt Roskill.
Wellington, May 11 NZPA - Labour and the Greens hammered National today after its Mt Albert by-election candidate said she preferred a motorway through the electorate to a tunnel underneath it.
The roading project is a hot topic in the campaign for the seat vacated by former prime minister Helen Clark.
The Ministry of Transport (MOT) is trialling a scheme which rewards motorists for parting with their tired old cars.
An accident which caused the death of a pedestrian has resulted in the driver of a truck and trailer being convicted of careless driving causing death.
Motorists travelling on State Highway 6 between Queenstown and Cromwell could expect "extended delays" today at the Nevis Bluff.
Extensive soil testing for a proposed $42 million highway project in Caversham Valley, Dunedin, will begin this week.
Aucklanders and Wellingtonians are continuing to switch to public transport, says Infratil, the parent company of NZ Bus.
