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$500m saved by scrapping rail station

Auckland Transport intends slicing half a billion off its underground rail loop by ditching its deepest station and keeping new trains off the ledger.

Transmission Gully contract finalised

Financial contract negotiations and arrangements for New Zealand's biggest new infrastructure job have been completed.

Parking giant bins $1k fines

Wilson Parking has been forced to cancel 14 infringement notices and apologise to vehicle owners after stinging them twice in one night.

Mainfreight $4.5m fraudster jailed

An Auckland woman who admitted stealing nearly $4.5 million from the transport company she worked for has been sentenced to over four years' jail.

India's $25b transport vow to unclog nation

Indian PM Narendra Modi is pledging $25 billion to unclog India's transportation links, spur power output and build cities.

Hot dollar keeps lid on NZ gas prices

Uber drivers face UK criminal case as cabbies try to block app

Local taxi drivers in London are trying to block the approval of Uber's app, which connects passengers with cars, by filing criminal proceedings against six Uber drivers.

Sub seller charged with $22m scam

A young entrepreneur behind a business selling submarines has been charged over an attempted $22 million insurance scam.

Fuel deals key lure for motorists

Petrol price is driving people to service stations that offer discounts or savings schemes - and more commuters are taking public transport.

Landlords fight rules for rail link

Noise, vibration, trouble sleeping, turning a popular part of Auckland's waterfront and the busy Albert St into a construction site for years and pedestrian and vehicle disruption.

Megaports plan stirs fears for Great Barrier Reef

Transport cash fares to increase

Casual fares are to rise on Auckland buses and trains by up to 17.6 per cent as the city's public transport agency tries to steer more passengers to its $100 million cashless electronic smart card.

Price war likely to speed up car switch

Electric cars are on the brink of a price war, as more new models become available and secondhand Japanese imports sell for as little as $25,000.

Uber is worth nearly as much as Hertz, Avis combined

Uber, the on-demand ride service has raised a $1.2 billion venture capital round that values it at $17 billion. That makes it more than rental-car giants Hertz Global Holdings or Avis Budget Group.

Mayor's parking fee rise push alarms city business group

Auckland Mayor Len Brown supports a $1 hourly fee rise for central city parking, which he wants his council's transport arm to line up against a region-wide parking strategy.

Digging deep for rail link project

Auckland Transport is about to begin buying more than 200 subterranean central Auckland properties for the proposed $2.86 billion City Rail Link.

Could Uber mean the end of poorly paid cabbies?

A major shift is underway on America's roadways. Driving strangers once paid terribly but can now bag an UberX driver more than $90K a year.

Mainfreight profits soar 36pc on Bosman settlement