Transport
Electric dirt bikes featuring in growing number of crashes
It's a charged issue, electric to be exact and it is catching some riders out. Electric dirt bikes are featuring in a growing number of crashes and cases of illegal riding, according to the police… Audio
National ticketing system on public transport rolls out - after 16 years
When the NZTA signed off on an integrated national ticketing system in 2009, John Key was prime minister, Avatar ruled at the box office and a pound of butter cost around $3.60.
NZTA discovers over 400 fake commercial driver licences
The transport agency said they discovered false or altered documentation that converted overseas licences to New Zealand licences.
Residents call chip seal resurfacing 'road vandalism'
Locals say they want their roads left as they are and say the council's plan is "bloody minded road vandalism".
New car park to relieve congestion at entrance of popular national park
Construction of a new car park at the popular Egmont Road entrance to Te Papakura o Taranaki will begin next week.
Two US cargo carriers ground all MD-11 aircraft after deadly crash
Potential disruptions could have far-reaching consequences as FedEx and UPS are the workhorses for transferring goods around the world for major retailers like Amazon.com, as well as manufacturers and…
'Haven't actually got a parkbrake': Campaigners call for ban on unsafe system
The cardan shaft parking brakes have claimed six NZ lives since 2010 and have been declared "inherently unsafe" by a coroner. Audio
Six men killed in incidents involving faulty parking brakes
Alan Nichol, Brian Edwards, Mark Lee, Phillip Loving, Graeme Rabbits and Allan Ranapia. These six men have died in incidents involving cardan shaft parking brakes since 2010. A coroner investigating… Audio
New size and weight restrictions for dogs on Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand is grounding big dogs with new size and weight restrictions for carriers on its smaller domestic flights. The airline's Chief Safety and Integrity Officer Nathan McGraw spoke to Corin… Audio
Evening paid parking planned for Ponsonby
Auckland Transport has proposed several changes to parking in the affluent suburb. Audio
Common truck brakes 'inherently unsafe', coroner rules
Tens of thousands of trucks are putting people at risk because their brakes are unsafe. Audio
70,000 vehicles fitted with unsafe breaks, caused six deaths
Tens of thousands of trucks in New Zealand are fitted with unsafe brakes that could fail at anytime. That is according to a damning coroners report into the death of an Auckland worker nearly eight… Audio
Auckland transport extending Ponsonby parking charges
Auckland Transport wants to extend parking charges in the popular Ponsonby dinning district to end the current "free for all". It is looking to extend paid street parking out to 9pm on Thursdays to… Audio
Should we be paying $3 per km to fly domestic?
Rising prices on short-notice flights are spurring calls for change. Audio
Another $32 million to be spent fixing Transmission Gully
NZTA's Mark Owen told Morning Report the builder never applied the final chip seal layer so it was not as waterproof as it should be. Audio
Parts of Transmission Gully in need of resurfacing
Major resurfacing work on one of Wellington's most crucial transport links begins today, three years after the road was completed. NZTA's Regional Manager for the lower North Island and upper South… Audio
Union questions bus safety following fatal crash
A union is worried how easily the front of a bus crumpled during the fatal bus crash on Auckland's Tamaki Drive last week.
Transport gap to Akld Museum a problem, local leaders say
South Auckland leaders say better public transport access to Auckland Museum and its taonga is needed.
Why not everyone's sold on longer WoFs
The government's proposed changes would mean the first Warrant of Fitness for new light vehicles would last 4 years.
Multiple people injured in crash in Canterbury town of Rolleston
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash that has forced a road to close near the Canterbury town of Rolleston.
