The Latest Breaking News from Auckland Transport

Despite a new budget with a raft of capital cost cuts, Auckland's transport agency pushes the boat out to decarbonise the city's ferry network

More than $1 million was set aside by Waka Kotahi to help pay for wheelchair-accessible vehicle fit-outs but only $150,000 has been used.  

Auckland’s transport agency are crying out for more certainty in funding models as an expanding city and asset base ensure that costs are only on the way up.

Auckland Transport’s executives say there are “no easy choices” in what services get the chop in the face of funding constraints

Budget constraints have seen Auckland Transport remove some railway crossings, while council says it could be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars over the whole crossing rejig

Members of the press being turned away from the door distracted from the announcement of asset sales and inflation-pegged rates in Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s final budget proposal 

Safety barriers on Auckland buses could soon be part of a wide-ranging approach to attract bus drivers to Auckland and ‘rebuild’ the public transport system

Asking everyone what they think of every transport micro-decision is an enormous waste of time and resources. It's time to stop asking and start doing, argues Timothy Welch.

The Government goes into this week's Budget with a list of $16 billion in quantifiable contingent liabilities; some costs may never transpire but some will now come due

Public transport systems are facing a critical challenge: how to improve services without increasing infrastructure and cost. As urban populations grow and demand increases, innovative solutions are needed to ensure the most efficient use of resources.

While it will soon be time to put away the heavy machinery, there’s still a long road to travel before Aucklanders will be able to use the City Rail Link.