Dave’s comment – When so much money has been or is being spent on development of the Auckland heavy rail…
Traffic chaos on Auckland’s motorways causing commuter headaches
Photo / NZTA Twitter – Truck branding obscured by “unknown” 12 July 2018 Crashes and a breakdown on Auckland’s motorways…
New Zealanders spent $20b on transport last year
CHRIS SKELTON/STUFF New Zealanders spent $20 billion on transport last year, according to Statistics NZ. Transport costs for households jumped…
Auckland Council gives green light to 11.5c fuel tax to hit motorists on July 1
31 May 2018 Auckland Council’s controversial 11.5 cents a litre fuel tax has been approved by councillors at a budget…
The Auckland fuel tax always looked doomed, just not quite this quickly
HAMISH RUTHERFORD May 23 2018 SIMON MAUDE/STUFF New Zealand had a regional fuel tax during the early 1990s, but it…
Govt are repackaging National transport projects – MP
The National Party says the government has simply adopted its vision for transport in Auckland. An Auckland Transport train passes…
Simon Wilson: Auckland’s port has to shift but where will it go?
The port has to move but there’s nowhere for it to go. That’s the problem facing Auckland as it inches…
The Soap Box: Govt are hypocritical over petrol tax
By Barry Soper Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Energy Minister Megan Woods are running the risk of coming across…
Fuel tax poorly thought out solution to transport costs – Ken Shirley
By Ken Shirley It is such a blunt and impractical tool that it is an indefensible piece of policymaking no…
Mike Lee: Trams to the airport is deluded folly
By Mike Lee Light rail from the CBD to the airport risks being a costly failure. Historian Barbara Tuchman’s acclaimed…