Tag: Auckland Transport

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...