Fullers360 will stop running services to Birkenhead, Te Onewa Northcote Pt and Bayswater from 1st October. Ferries to Gulf Harbour and Half Moon Bay will operate on a reduced timetable for the next 18 months. Ferry operators nee...

Auckland Transport (AT) announced that the bus driver shortage is officially over. At the peak of the driver shortage 8 months ago, Auckland was 578 drivers short. Auckland now has 3 more bus drivers than the required 2,306 to o...

Developers Winton have a $750 million scheme for a vertical retirement village and to redevelop part of Wynyard Quarter’s waterfront edge, refurbishing and rebuilding a 1.7ha site. The retirement village will be 12 levels and have...

Todd Niall from Stuff takes a look at some of Auckland's slowest moving projects in the run up to the election. Congestion charging, the future of light rail and mayor Wayne Brown’s eight month-old desire to create one transport ...

Mayor Wayne Brown will ask the council to push for a legislative change in the way transport is delivered in Auckland. The Mayor wants Auckland Council to have a bigger say, and he wants Auckland to have the ability to make key r...

Lots in this newsletter. Liberate the lane, the Bike Burb hui, consultations on the Local Board plans, speed around schools, and the regional public transport plan. Plus plenty of info about upcoming bike events. Click the PDF b...

NZTA have issued an update on the Waitematā Harbour Connections project. In the update they review the public feedback and give details of the emerging preferred option. Under the preferred option SH1 general traffic will be move...

Labour have announced plans for the Harbour Crossing that could cost $45billion. Two new 3 lane road tunnels under the Waitemata Harbour, and a separate light rail tunnel that will link to the existing Auckland Light Rail corrido...

Auckland Council is looking at options for redevelopment of the waterfront of the central city area. This includes Queens Wharf, Captain Cook and Marsden wharves, and The Hobson Wharf extension, built for the America’s Cup in the...

The Tasmanian government has announced $1.2 million for incentives to get people buying e-bikes, e-scooters and e-vehicles. Incentive programs to get people on e-bikes are being successfully implemented in other countries as part ...

Check out the Barbie bus - plus be in to win two double passes to see the Barbie movie. Have your say on the proposals for public transport and give feedback on safe speeds around schools. Take a look at the new Puhinui Station ...

Councillor Chris Darby will replace Councillor Mike Lee as an Auckland Council rep on the Board of Auckland Transport. Councillor Andrew Baker is the other Auckland Council rep. Chris Darby expressed his wish to be on the AT Boa...

Over the past month AT has progressed some new developments for those who cycle or walk in the community, from major infrastructure projects to starry night events and inspiring stories. Click below to read about what’s been going...

A new and improved bus network is coming to West and Northwest Auckland. Starting in November, Auckland Transport (AT) will launch a new flagship bus route, the Western Express (WX1), along with a range of other improvements to b...

A study published by One Earth found that taxing luxury items like private & long haul flights and carbon heavy vehicles could cut more GHG emissions than a blanket carbon levy on all goods. With a blanket carbon fee, all househo...

AT are confident that the best way to get to the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup games is by public transport. Travel on bus and train is included in your ticket and there will be special event services for fans both local and in...

Auckland Transport have just launched consultation on their Regional Public Transport Plan. AT want to see PT use jump by 50% by 2031. Will all this be enough to reach the climate emissions reductions - Stuff thinks it may fall s...

Waka Kotahi is seeking views on whether to renew the E-scooter (Declaration Not to be Motor Vehicles) Notice 2018. If Waka Kotahi renews the declaration, e-scooters would be able to be used in the same way they are now. If they d...

The bike is seen as a role model for what sustainable travel can be. But many of our cities and transport systems are built around cars. Per capita CO2 per person in NZ sits way above Norway, UK, Germany and Japan. Robert McLach...