$25 a week? Labour grilled on public transport savings claim

$25 a week? Labour grilled on public transport savings claim

Transport spokesperson Tangi Utikere was pressed about the central claims behind average savings claims for commuters by Q+A interviewer Jack Tame.

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Fog at Auckland Airport on Saturday morning.

Fog restrictions lifted at Auckland Airport after cancellations, delays

Restrictions were in place at the airport due to this morning's fog, which blanketed the city.

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Cables have been cut and stolen at several charging sites across the Wellington region.

Two men arrested over spate of EV charger thefts across Wellington

A search warrant at a Naenae address uncovered six stolen chargers and equipment police say was being used to break down the units for parts.

Fri, Jun 12

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Nonverbal child left locked in Auckland school van for hours

Nonverbal child left locked in Auckland school van for hours

The Ministry of Education is urgently seeking answers after a nonverbal, autistic boy was left in a Ritchies van for hours.

Fri, Jun 12

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The Metlink train came off the tracks and collided with a concrete block at Khandallah Station.

Wellington train derailment: Line closed for rest of week

Bus replacements have been running on the Johnsonville Line since Saturday, when a passenger train diverted onto a dead-end track near Khandallah Station.

Thu, Jun 11

A CRL station

Minister floats using $450m emergency fund on public transport

The Opposition said this was surprising given there were no moves to improve public transport in the Budget.

Thu, Jun 11

The Rangitata rail bridge is visibly sagging after a pier was washed out by high flood waters.

Passerby spotted collapsing train bridge that was still open - inquiry

Amid floodwaters in April 2024, the inundated Canterbury bridge was only closed to trains after a passerby noticed it, an investigation has found.

Thu, Jun 11

Former Air Canada pilot arrested for flying without required licence

Former Air Canada pilot arrested for flying without required licence

Between 2009 and his retirement, the man flew more than 900 domestic and international flights as a captain, earning over $2.9 million

Wed, Jun 10

Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks alongside spokesperson for transport Tangi Utikere and spokesperson for Auckland Carmel Sepuloni.

Labour pledges public transport fare cap if elected

"Public transport should help people get ahead, not become a luxury people get priced out of," said Tangi Utikere, Labour's transport spokesperson.

Wed, Jun 10

A standard bus in Auckland next to apartments under construction in Northcote (file image).

Bid to strip Auckland housing plan to bare minimum defeated

Auckland Council's planning committee has agreed to consult with local boards and iwi on two options for scaling back divisive housing intensification plans.

Tue, Jun 9

A double-decker bus in Auckland (file image).

Auckland councillors urged to back zoning for six-storeys near buses

"The overwhelming majority who won't be affected at all," says Richard Hills, the chairperson of the council's planning committee.

Mon, Jun 8

The Great Barrier Island ferry's two life rafts snapped from their ropes in choppy conditions.

Great Barrier Island ferry loses both life rafts in Hauraki Gulf

SeaLink said after the life rafts were lost overboard, as a precaution, a sister ship accompanied the ferry on its return to Auckland.

Mon, Jun 8

The Metlink train came off the tracks and collided with a concrete block at Khandallah Station.

'Too early to say': Investigators on cause of Wellington train derailment

The TAIC is appealing for witnesses after a Metlink train derailed on the Johnsonville Line on Saturday, injuring six people and leaving the line closed indefinitely.

Sun, Jun 7

The pilot of the aircraft took a shallow landing approach instead of the recommended flight path.

Copilot of United jet that struck pole realised too late flight was low

The copilot of a United Airlines passenger jet that struck a light pole as it landed at a New Jersey airport last month recognised the plane was coming in low, but told investigators he didn’t realise it in time to call for an aborted landing

Fri, Jun 5

A Lufthansa "Dreamliner " aircraft lies on its nose in front of a terminal at Frankfurt Airport after the nose landing gear collapsed on Thursday, June 4, 2026 in Frankfurt, Germany

Workers injured after plane's nose falls to ground at German airport

The nose gear of a Boeing jet suddenly gave way while the aircraft was parked at a gate in Frankfurt, sending the front tip of the plane crashing down.

Fri, Jun 5

Freight train, Train 170S / Source: KiwiRail

Train stopped 'only just' in time in Auckland near miss, report finds

Freight train going through Auckland’s Westfield rail yards passed a stop signal and came to a halt close behind a passenger train on the same track.

Fri, Jun 5

Blue camping warrant sticker for vehicles

Vehicle camping warrants are changing – what you need to know

The voluntary blue camping system has been entirely replaced by a mandatory green warrant.

Wed, Jun 3

Te Huia

Regional council increases Te Huia rail fares

This decision came amid surge in passenger numbers, with patronage for March and April up 52% compared to last year.

Wed, Jun 3

Ruapehu District Mayor Weston Kirton.

Ruapehu mayor questions road safety measures after deadly weekend

The holiday road toll reached seven over the long weekend; marking the worst King’s Birthday road toll since 2016.

Wed, Jun 3

The Air New Zealand ltd. logo on a building at Auckland Airport.

Air NZ scraps scheme offering cheaper last-minute regional fares

Introduced in 2015, the Regional Gotta Go scheme allowed passengers to book last-minute seats on regional routes at a fixed price, subject to availability.

Tue, Jun 2

A trial using cameras in billboards has helped spot cars with fraudulent warrants of fitness.

NZTA pauses using billboard cameras to detect WOF fraud, despite success

The cameras have helped spot vehicles with invalid WOFS, but the Transport Agency is not rolling out more of this surveillance because it can't afford to.

Tue, Jun 2

A generic image of a flooded road.

State Highway closures, travel warnings issued as wild weather lashes NZ

A trough embedded in a humid northerly air flow is bringing heavy rain, strong winds and a possible risk of flooding to parts of the country.

Mon, Jun 1

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has been publishing twice-weekly fuel updates since early March.

Fuel stocks remain steady, extra diesel en route to NZ

New Zealand's total petrol and diesel fuel stocks fell slightly, while jet fuel stocks increased, MBIE's latest data showed.

Mon, Jun 1

Person missing after going overboard from fishing vessel south of NZ

Person missing after going overboard from fishing vessel south of NZ

A foreign national has not been seen for more than three days after falling overboard from a commercial fishing vessel hundreds of kilometres south of New Zealand.

Mon, Jun 1

May 2026
The vessel promises quieter, lower-emission trips across the Waitematā Harbour, but the infrastructure needed to fully power it is still under construction.

Auckland's hybrid and electric ferries are ready, but the chargers aren't

The vessel promises quieter, lower-emission trips across the Waitematā Harbour, but the infrastructure needed to fully power it is still under construction.

Sun, May 31