Tag: Auckland Transport

While at Alert Level 3, travel is allowed for the following essential personal movement in your area: Accessing local services and businesses Going to...

In a first for New Zealand, a new bridge is being slowly pushed across the Tamaki River as part of the $1.4 billion Eastern...

Two Flat Bush residents are angry and fed up waiting for much-needed safety improvements to a bridge which is regularly used by school students. “We...

The second annual Point View lookout clean-up is on this Saturday. The stretch between 178 and 220 Point View Drive is frequented by visitors with...

Ferry customers will soon have a simpler and more affordable journey across Auckland Transport’s (AT) network. Starting Sunday 26 July 2020, ferry fares will be...

Commuters are losing patience with the placement of a Covid-19 testing station on Botany Road after experiencing extremely long delays in traffic during the...

Auckland Transport is discounting fares on buses and trains to encourage more people to travel during the day and at night. Throughout June, there will...

Bus, trains and ferries in Auckland are having to cope with increased demand particularly at the end of the school day while still operating...

Auckland Transport is reminding Aucklanders that as the city begins to open again under Alert Level 2, more vehicles are returning to the road. In...

Auckland Transport wants businesses to mix it up under Alert Level 2 and try different start times as we head back to work. The Prime...

In a media release, Auckland Transport (AT) has outlined their commitment to diversity (predominantly to Maori and Pacifica interests) within the delivery of infrastructure. Release...

The Times ran a story last week detailing a numbered list of priority projects for council, highlighting the refurbishment of marae being placed third...

Auckland Transport (AT) is delivering the first of a rolling set of initiatives on 20 roads and popular walkways across Auckland to assist with...

Auckland Transport welcomes the Government’s announcement of extra funding for temporary cycleways and footpath widening to help people physical distance after the level 4...

Getting back to basics and enjoying the simplicity of life are just some of the things Aucklanders are doing to avoid cabin fever during...

Auckland Transport (AT) continues to ensure that Auckland’s roads remain safe, as we continue under COVID-19 lockdown. Although all routine work - such as footpath renewals,...

Auckland Transport has updated its AT Mobile app to show users how many people are on a train at any given time. This means, like...

New feature encourages physical distancing during travel to essential services Under the Government’s Alert Level 4 restrictions, public transport can now only be used by...

Te Uho o Te Nikau school principal Mel Bland is exasperated by lack of action from Auckland Transport over a temporary pedestrian bridge and...

The future of the site occupied by the old Howick library is uncertain after Auckland Transport (AT) advised they have no plans for the...

Happy New Year - I trust that you had a wonderful break and came back refreshed for 2020 and were able to enjoy some...

By Jim Birchall East Aucklanders rely too much on the car and the new AMETI Eastern Busway would go a long way in addressing the...

Auckland Transport officials this week confirmed that a key piece of the city’s second largest transport project, the AMETI/Eastern Busway’s Reeves Road Flyover, has...

Last week I launched a petition calling on Auckland Transport (AT) to remove the T2/Bus lane on Pakuranga Road and restore its use to...

East Auckland residents will no doubt have noticed the Auckland Council elections are in full swing with numerous candidate billboards in place across town. As...

It has now been over a month since Auckland Transport (AT) implemented its T2/Bus lane experiment down Pakuranga Road, and it is clear it...

It’s been two weeks since Auckland Transport (AT) launched its T2/Bus Lane along Pakuranga Road. It is part of a wider traffic management plan to...

East Auckland’s population is growing rapidly. So vision, long-term planning and a sense of urgency are vital to ensure our community’s current and future infrastructure...

Te Uho te Nikau Primary School’s pleas for help have been answered. The Howick Local Board has allocated more than $500,000 in funding to build...

Auckland Transport (AT) has confirmed it will go ahead with the planned westbound T2/Bus lane, which will be launched on June 30. The T2/Bus lane...

Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross isn’t giving up his fight to have safety improvements carried out to an east Auckland traffic blackspot. Mr Ross says he’s...

Ajay Walia can finally have a good night’s sleep after nine years of living in constant fear that someone may crash into their house...

Erosion may be a slow process but the progress of local bodies to stop it in its tracks can feel slower still. Although the wheels...

With heavy backpacks in tow and their first lesson to get to, seven Somerville Intermediate students were stranded at the bus stop on Tuesday...

It was a full house at the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club last week. Around 200 people turned up to a public meeting held by Pakuranga...

Two teams from Howick Youth Council and Community Patrols New Zealand have taken part in a transport challenge set by Howick councillors Sharon Stewart...

Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown is taking it upon himself to consult the public on Auckland Transport's (AT) plans to introduce a T2/Bus Lane on Pakuranga...

The contract for the next $100million construction stage of the Eastern Busway has officially been signed. Today Transport Minister Phil Twyford and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff joined...

With construction of the AMETI Eastern Busway looming, Auckland Transport (AT) plan to introduce a T2/Bus Lane during peak hour on Pakuranga Road. The temporary...

The next stages in the AMETI Eastern Busway project have now begun, and you will soon start to see a lot of activity along...

  The first of 61 houses along Pakuranga Road came crashing down this morning to make way for the AMETI Eastern Busway. It’s been a...

The Government needs to reconsider its decision to can a key strategic transport network in Auckland, the East-West Link, as congestion in the city...

The countdown to the second largest transport construction project in Auckland takes a major step forward next week with demolition due to start next...

The Howick Local Board has a sizeable treasure chest of close to $3m and it’s not rushing to spend it. It’s not quite a...

Faster, safer and more reliable public transport for East Aucklanders is a step closer today. Designation has been approved for the next stage of AMETI...

Two people have been injured falling from a crumbling seawall next to relatively new pedestrian pathway at Little Bucklands Beach, two residents claim. Bob and...

Two East Tamaki roads are set to become safer with Auckland Transport rolling out new red light cameras. Accent Drive and Te Irirangi Drive will...

Botany Road will be safer and less congested, Auckland Transport (AT) says, following its proposed changes to two major intersections. AT is seeking feedback until...

A recent meeting between the Howick Youth Council and Auckland Transport (AT) has sparked hope among east Auckland youth of greater transparency around transport...

Auckland Transport’s (AT) Half Moon Bay ferry pier has won an Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) New Zealand Excellence Awards – Best...

The Clevedon Protection Society (CPS) says it achieved the best outcome for the community in its long battle with civil construction company Fulton Hogan’s...

Some local board members are fed up as community maintenance and funded projects continue to fall by the wayside. Long standing board member Adele White...

Commuters are struggling and more frustrated than ever as Auckland Transport’s new Eastern bus network proves it’s not faster and more convenient for everyone. One...

Auckland Council has approved consent for the second stage of a busway that will get you from Botany to Britomart in less than 40...

The latest artist impressions of the Reeves Road Flyover have been released. The vision is that the four-lane flyover will not only reduce congestion and...

Around 40-50 parents of students studying at Botany Downs Secondary College are up in arms over the loss of a bus route. And rightly so,...

Around 180 people turned out for public meeting on transport at the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club. Hosted by Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown, the meeting on...

Auckland Transport will be holding a series of information sessions about AMETI Eastern Busway to keep Aucklanders informed about the current designs and timelines...

AMETI Eastern Busway has reached another important milestone this week with the start of pre-construction work on the Panmure to Pakuranga stage of this...

Local councillors are taking charge to fix up the streets of east Auckland. Councillors Sharon Stewart and Dick Quax have ventured out into the Howick...

Once again Auckland Transport (AT) is rolling out the new school bus services – but not without a few changes. Following an outpouring of concern...

Monday night’s Howick Local Board meeting was met with an outpouring of concern from parents over the proposed changes to school bus routes. About two...

Auckland Transport (AT) is backing down on school bus cuts after a backlash from parents. Earlier this month it was announced 16 east Auckland schools...

Panic is mounting among the parents of east Auckland school children as 16 schools will be losing some of their school buses next year. As...

The new bus network in east Auckland isn’t being celebrated by everyone. Some Union Road residents are facing two bus stops being established directly outside...

Auckland Transport is proud to launch the first AT Community Bike Fund, with $35,000 of funding available to community groups to support cycling initiatives...

Parking in Howick could be about to get a whole lot harder, thanks to new plans from Auckland Transport (AT). A bus network overhaul is...

There is a simmering of discontent amongst drivers with the reshuffling of bus operators and bus routes in Auckland. The move is likely to see...

People continue to flog their cars along Cascades Rd despite signs prohibiting them from doing so. Some residents say selling cars on the busy...

BY MARIANNE KELLY A high accident rate on south-eastern rural roads has prompted Auckland Transport (AT) to allocate $6 million to improve them over time. The...

BY MARIANNE KELLY Residents who believe their long street is turning into an arterial road are locked in a battle with Auckland Transport (AT) to...

  Ninety-year-old Colin Stonex is in shock after having a nasty fall caused by loose gravel chips on the newly sealed Kilkenny Drive in Dannemora. His...

It’s been years in the making, and now the $5.9 million brand new ferry pier at Half Moon Bay has been officially opened by...

Proposals to slap tighter parking restrictions in Howick’s Uxbridge Road car park are receiving a lukewarm response from some businesses. Auckland Transport (AT) this month...