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Transport 20 Sep 2017

New Auckland Transport Chief Executive

Auckland Transport has appointed Shane Ellison as its new Chief Executive.

Transport 13 Sep 2017

Auckland Transport announces rail experience improvements

Auckland Transport has announced a number of initiatives to improve customer experience, increase security and safety and reduce vandalism and fare evasion.

Mayor 31 Aug 2017

20 million rail trips in 12 months

Auckland's commuter train network has surpassed all its passenger forecasts to record 20 million train trips in one year, a mark that the network wasn't expected to hit for another three years.

Transport 30 Aug 2017

Double-decker buses being fixed as a precaution

Some of Auckland’s double-decker buses have been temporarily taken off the road as a precaution to fix a chassis fault.

Transport 30 Aug 2017

Auckland’s old diesel trains set for new life in Mozambique

Eight sets of engine units and carriages, as well as spare parts, are currently on a ship headed for Mozambique, where they will be used for passenger travel around the capital city of Maputo.

Development 23 Aug 2017

Photos add splash of colour to City Rail Link construction site

The City Rail Link’s Albert Street safety hoardings have gone from boring to beautiful with the addition of almost 100 photographic images of Albert Street architecture and businesses.

Transport 23 Aug 2017

Auckland Council agrees to new electric trains

Auckland Council’s Finance and Performance Committee has agreed in principle to the purchase of 17 new electric trains for a combined total of up to $207 million.

Transport 23 Aug 2017

WATCH: Auckland's smarter bus network

Auckland's simpler, more integrated public transport network will provide better access around Auckland for more people, at more times of the day, more often.

Plans / Projects 21 Aug 2017

'Sandrine' starts work at Britomart

A new 90- tonne compact piling rig has started work at downtown Auckland where the CRL tunnels are being built in the Chief Post Office / Britomart Transport Centre building.

Walkways 1 Aug 2017

Tamaki Drive-Ngapipi Road safety improvements to start

This high-risk intersection will have traffic signals installed with improved pedestrian crossings, new cycle lanes and reconfigured traffic lanes.

Heritage 28 Jul 2017

Flashback: Building the Auckland Harbour Bridge

Before the Auckland Harbour Bridge was built, the North Shore was a mostly rural area of about 50,000 people, with few jobs and a growth rate half that of Auckland south of the Waitematā Harbour.

Exhibition 26 Jul 2017

Have you visited MOTAT?

The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) is New Zealand’s largest transport and technology museum.

Transport 24 Jul 2017

Auckland's transport revolution

In the year to June, there were 88.4 million trips on Auckland's public transport network, a 6.7 per cent increase on the previous year.

Cycling 21 Jul 2017

Update on SkyPath

Find answers to some of the questions that have been circulating, and learn what will happen next in this long-awaited project.

Community 18 Jul 2017

What is happening in the city centre?

From business development to cycle ways, the City Rail Link, the waterfront, parks improvements, growing transport options and not to mention housing - it is full on downtown.

Environment 14 Jul 2017

Potential new native flower species blooms from Waterview Connection

A small, pale pink flower blooming from cracks and crevices along Auckland's Oakley Creek has caught the eye of botanists who believe it may be a new, previously unidentified native species of geranium.