Tag: Auckland Transport
Simeon Brown: That’s a wrap for 2024!
By Simeon Brown, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga
In my last column for 2024 I wanted to start by wishing you all a very...
There’s a kind of hush at a Pakuranga Plaza Christmas
Remember the song, There’s a kind of hush, all over the world, tonight?
It could be the theme song of Pakuranga Plaza, substituting the words...
Councillors worried about mayor’s CCO plan
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland councillors have raised concerns about a lack of clarity in Mayor...
Celebration as ‘road to nowhere’ finally opens
It’s taken longer than expected but a previously closed road leading to a busy east Auckland shopping precinct has finally opened to traffic.
Large concrete...
Only 4.8 per cent of bus fare evaders fined
By Parmjeet Parmar, Pakuranga-based ACT List MP
I’ve written before about the problem of crime and anti-social behaviour on Auckland buses.
I can now share...
Christmas present for Pakuranga Plaza; and Woolworths says sorry to customers
Pakuranga Plaza is being gifted a welcome Christmas present, with confirmation one of its biggest and most well-known tenants will keep operating at the...
Mayor questions placement of electric ferry chargers
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has challenged Auckland Transport and Eke Panuku over...
Public Opinion: On public transport
After reporting on the official opening of the new bus interchange and roadway at Botany Town Centre on November 15 for Times Online, PJ...
Council calls on AT to review ferry fares
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland Council is calling for Auckland Transport to reevaluate after a proposal...
Auckland breath tests blow record numbers
The record levels of breath testing in the combined Auckland police districts has increased by 41 per cent, with more than a million tests...
Ferries back in time for summer
East Auckland ferry users will be pleased that Auckland Transport’s (AT) ferry services are back to full timetables five months ahead of schedule after...
Prepare for Black Friday sales traffic congestion
Auckland Transport (AT) and the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) are recommending people plan ahead to avoid the rush ahead of the busy Black Friday and pre-Christmas...
Gas stations in Eastern Busway’s path demolished
Motorists looking to fuel up their vehicles in east Auckland have fewer options than before as two busy local gas stations have closed to...
Increased police presence on public transport
By Simeon Brown, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga
The recent horrific attack on a bus passenger in Onehunga that tragically took the life of...
Parmar: Bus safety must be improved
By Parmjeet Parmar, Pakuranga-based ACT List MP
When you take the bus in Pakuranga or anywhere in Auckland you deserve to feel safe, and...
Driver safety screens fitted to buses
Auckland’s bus drivers will be increasingly safe and secure as the rollout of bus driver safety screens accelerates thanks to funding confirmed by Auckland...
Mayor details his vision for Auckland
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has laid out his vision for the city’s future in a draft document released this week.
His ‘Mayoral Proposal 20204’ restates...
New Botany bus station and road opens
One more job on the long list of them making up the giant Eastern Busway transport project can be ticked off, with the opening...
“Pot-line” suggested for AT’s pothole pledge
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland Transport is reporting success after the first week of its pothole...
Major traffic disruptions forecast
Aucklanders are being urged to plan ahead and check the latest information before travelling in the city tomorrow by the NZ Transport Agency Waka...
Rail network rebuild will impact passengers
Transport Minister and Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown says the Government has confirmed a programme of upgrades to Auckland’s rail network that will complete the...
First month with no road deaths in four years
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland Transport has reported that July was the first month since 2020...
AT makes pothole repair promise to Aucklanders
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland Transport has made a promise to Aucklanders that it will repair...
Letters to the Editor: Elected members; RSA operations; cheap fares
Elected members
There are far too many people on the Howick Local Board.
That said, most local boards in Auckland seem to be getting more people...
MP weighs into debate over problems at Plaza
Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown has a bird’s eye view of the unsightly mess that is the current state of Pakuranga Plaza from the first...
Ratepayers to own new fleet of ferries
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland Transport has confirmed that Fullers will operate a new fleet of...
ALERT: Highway lane changes, closures this weekend
Lane changes and closures because of ongoing Eastern Busway construction works are happening this weekend at Pakūranga.
Auckland Transport says the development includes introducing a...
Letters to the Editor: Plaza woes; Treaty education
Keep tenants in loop
I agree that Pakuranga Plaza is a shadow of what it was when I settled here over 20 years ago (Times,...
Beware of increasing parking fines
By Katie Treneman, Village Manager, Howick Village Association
We’re very close to closing off HOP registrations and preparations are going well.
We are praying for...
Resident fires up over safety improvements
The Howick Local Board is being accused of failing to carry out sufficient public consultation before investing more than $280,000 on safety improvements in...
$287,000 spent to reduce speed and save lives
The Howick Local Board is investing $287,000 to reduce speeding and improve pedestrian and traffic safety in a popular part of a scenic local...
Pain down at Pakuranga Plaza
Most people in east Auckland would empathise that it’s sad to see what’s happened to Pakuranga Plaza.
A once thriving shopping centre where the community...
Auckland Transport responds to concerns at the Plaza
Auckland Transport (AT) has responded to questions from the Times in relation to concerns raised by business tenants at Pakuranga Plaza.
Does AT believe it’s...
AT boss Dean Kimpton to earn $620,000 annually
The board of Auckland Transport (AT) has permanently appointed Dean Kimpton as the agency's chief executive.
Kimpton joined AT in April, 2023, on an 18-month...
Asian bus passengers under attack
Asian passengers on buses travelling to and from east Auckland have been racially abused, robbed, assaulted and spat at in recent months.
Police say they’re...
Goodbye ‘Reeves Road Flyover’, hello ‘Rā Hihi’
Construction of one of the country’s biggest transport projects is continuing at pace.
The Eastern Busway section from Pakūranga to Botany will deliver 5km of...
Busway construction drives pharmacy from Pakuranga Plaza
The longest-running business at Pakuranga Plaza is closing its doors after almost 50 years due to factors including disruption from construction work for the...
Councilor slams move to give Māori names to public places, bus...
Efforts to give Māori names to numerous local public places as well as bus stations and structures that are part of the Eastern Busway...
Bus bashings ‘rare’, AT asserts
While locals wait for a verdict regarding an alleged assault on a bus in Pakuranga (as reported in the Times), Auckland Transport (AT) confirms...
‘People have had enough and you hear it everywhere you go’
An outspoken east Auckland resident is calling on the public to do more to help prevent and solve crime in the local community.
Pakuranga man...
‘It’s diggers and rollers and it’s shaking and cracking’
A woman who lives beside the path of the Eastern Busway says her home has suffered damage due to vibration from the ongoing use...
Te reo Māori names gifted to Eastern Busway
Auckland Transport (AT) says it’s honoured to have been gifted te reo Māori names by mana whenua for the new bus stations and structures...
How we serve our diverse local community
By Damian Light, Howick Local Board chairperson
Auckland is unique with our Super-City structure – we have the governing body, made up of the...
Transport Minister “horrified” by bus assault
Pakuranga MP and Transport Minister Simeon Brown has publicly expressed concern over an assault that took place on a bus in his electorate and...
Record-breaking levels of breath-testing across Auckland
With more than 900,000 breath tests conducted in the past year, Auckland Transport (AT) along with police have no plans to put the brakes...
New electric ferries will improve reliability, resilience and service
Auckland Transport’s (AT) first new electric ferries will be powered by locally-generated electricity, helping to reduce fuel consumption by 1.5 million litres annually and...
Severe weather warning issued across Auckland
Auckland Transport (AT) and NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) are urging Aucklanders to take extra care when travelling today, May 29, as the MetService has...
Eastern Busway’s final stage facing major financial hurdle
The final stage of the Eastern Busway has a large hurdle to overcome with Auckland Council not including funding for it in its recently...
AT explains decision to have Eastern Busway run through Burswood
Auckland Transport (AT) is pushing back against reporting by the Times that it says doesn’t explain why it decided to have the Eastern Busway run...
Williamson wants name of official behind Rotary Walkway decision
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, funded by New Zealand on Air
Howick ward councillor Maurice Williamson has been left in the dark on...
Running a red light will cost you $150
East Auckland motorists may not know there are nine red-light cameras operating at local intersections and running one will result in a $150 fine.
Auckland...
Auckland Transport reveals design of Eastern Busway through Burswood
The Howick Local Board has again voiced its opposition to Auckland Transport’s (AT) plan to divert the Eastern Busway through Burswood.
Its members discussed the...
Regular Half Moon Bay ferry services set to resume
There’s good news for east Auckland residents who use the Half Moon Bay ferry.
Auckland Transport (AT) says it’s reinstating ferry services sooner than expected...
Retired civil engineer concerned over Eastern Busway traffic flow
Retired civil engineer Robert Finley has analysed part of the design of the $1.3 billion Eastern Busway and he's concerned about what he sees.
The...
First electric ferry charger to be installed at Half Moon Bay
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter
funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland Transport (AT) says electric ferry charging infrastructure is expected to be installed...
MP aims to find solutions for traffic gridlock due to road...
Pakuranga MP and Transport Minister Simeon Brown is working at pace to find a solution for traffic gridlock in his local community stemming from...
Road closure for flyover construction leads to gridlock
Construction of a key part of the Eastern Busway public transport project that's intended to improve traffic flow appears to be causing major headaches...
Auckland Council faces off with Government over Eastern Busway
Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter, funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland Council is calling on the coalition Government to fund the Eastern Busway...
Auckland Transport takes fuel tax talks behind closed doors
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter
funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland Transport (AT) has gone behind closed doors to discuss how to juggle...
Government fulfils promise to scrap Auckland Regional Fuel Tax
By Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister and MP for Botany
Last week, the coalition Government announced that from July 1 we'll be scrapping the Auckland...
Lower speed limits will make city ‘grind to standstill’
A firmer commitment to traffic speed limit enforcement in east Auckland, including the use of speed cameras and fines, is being called for in...
Travel advice during city’s busiest time
The next two months are expected to be the busiest in the past five years on Auckland’s roads and public transport network.
Auckland Transport (AT)...
Government axing regional fuel tax
Motorists in Auckland will soon enjoy lower petrol and diesel prices.
The coalition Government announced on February 8 that it’s axing the controversial Auckland Regional...
Work under way to repair road slip but questions remain
An east Auckland road is being repaired to prevent part of it from falling down the cliff below but concerns are being raised about...
Pakuranga Plaza development still a go
The re-development of Pakuranga Plaza is still going ahead, the shopping centre’s owners have confirmed.
Plans released in November 2015 promised a development that would...
Public transport fares set to rise
The amount of money public transport users pay to get around the city is about to increase.
Auckland Transport (AT) says it reviews its fares...
Raised crossing proposed due to ‘high crash risk’
Another of east Auckland's busiest roads may soon get a raised pedestrian crossing in an ongoing effort to slow traffic down and prevent crashes.
As...
Auckland Transport hints at increasing ferry fares
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter
funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland Transport (AT) says ferry fares are just not covering the cost to...
The ins and outs of traffic fines
However well we drive, most of us will at some point in our lives receive a traffic fine and these days, it may be...
700 per cent increase for motorcycle deaths in Auckland
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland Transport (AT) says there has been a 700 per cent increase...
Woman injured after tripping on cracked footpath
A senior citizen injured after tripping over a cracked footpath in east Auckland needs an x-ray to find out if the impact loosened her...
Darrow appointed acting chair of Auckland Transport
Former east Auckland resident and experienced business leader Mark Darrow has been named the new acting chair of Auckland Transport (AT).
Darrow, who used to...
Waka Kotahi, Auckland Transport to roll out new safety cameras
The construction of new generation safety cameras on sections of six roads in Auckland - including Shamrock Park - will begin in October, Waka...
Hundreds provide feedback to Howick Local Board’s draft plan
Several hundred people have provided detailed feedback about what they want to see happen in the community over the next three years.
The Howick Local...
Bus services may increase as ferries cut back
Commuters impacted by the reduction in east Auckland ferry services may soon be able to take advantage of another public transport option.
As the Times recently...
Councillors call for Fullers 360 ferry contract to be made public
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter
Funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland councillors are calling for the Fullers 360 ferry contracts to be made...
Household pets allowed on Auckland’s buses, trains, ferries
Pets are now permanently welcome on Auckland’s public transport.
Auckland Transport (AT) says the move follows the success of two previous trials allowing small domestic...
AT denies intentionally running down ferry services
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland Transport has denied community speculation that it is running down ferry services...
Anger over removal of large trees to make way for Eastern...
One part of east Auckland is looking a little less green after numerous tall trees were chopped down to make way for the Eastern...
Help design Eastern Busway’s final stage
Local residents can have their say on the design of the next, and final, stage of the Eastern Busway public transport project.
Auckland Transport (AT)...
Ferry service changes to support crew training programme
Half Moon Bay’s ferry routes are to be cut back.
From Sunday, October 1 there will be changes to Auckland Transport’s ferry services and...
‘We’re going to come to a halt’
Deep cracks in an east Auckland road are causing concern about the impact on residents and the environment should they result in a large...
Draft speed management plan open for feedback
Auckland’s draft speed management plan for 2024-27 - Katoa, Ka Ora - is now open for public feedback until 28 August.
The plan focuses on...
MP: Restore the previous speed limits
By Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga
Following Auckland Transport's (AT) decision earlier this year to lower the speed limits on major roads in east...
$850,000 for Eastern Busway’s ‘unwanted’ raised crossings
Auckland Transport (AT) will spend $850,000 to install "unwanted" raised pedestrian crossings as part of the Eastern Busway public transport project.
More than 2400 people...
MP launches petition to raise speed limits
A petition has been launched calling for speed limits on three of east Auckland's busiest roads to be raised.
Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown created the...
Councillors weigh in on Eastern Busway
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter
funded by New Zealand on Air
Auckland councillors were given a chance to weigh in on the $1.3 billion...
June has plenty in store for Howick Village
It's another busy month in Howick Village and the activities continue. In June we have:
Arts Out East and Howick Village Association (HVA) are partnering...
UPDATE: One dead after crash in Botany
One person has died following a crash in Botany this afternoon.
Emergency services responded to reports of the two-vehicle crash, near the intersection of Botany...
Trees set for the chop to make way for transport project
More than 1000 trees may get the chop to make way for a major transport infrastructure project in east Auckland.
The $1.8 billion Botany to...
$280k for ‘unnecessary’ raised pedestrian crossings in village
About $280,000 may be spent to install two raised pedestrian crossings in Howick village.
The Howick Village Association (HVA) opposes the Auckland Transport (AT) proposal...
Board wants reduced speed limits overturned
The Howick Local Board is asking Auckland Transport (AT) to change the speed limits on a group of busy local roads back to what...
BREAKING – Heavy rain and severe thunderstorm warnings issued for Auckland
Auckland Transport (AT) is urging residents to take "extreme care" when travelling around the city today due to the heavy downpour which is causing...
Train services temporarily cancelled across Auckland
Travel for thousands of Aucklanders was disrupted this morning due to a fault with KiwiRail's overhead powerlines at Grafton which led to the cancellation...
Anzac Sound and Light Tribute
After praising the favourable weather when writing last month, sadly rain and wind conspired to delay the start of the Anzac Sound and Light...
Thousands sign petition opposing ‘speed bumps’ on Ti Rakau Drive
More than 2400 people have signed a petition calling for a plan to install raised crossings on Ti Rakau Drive as part of the...
New technology will shorten bus travel times
Passengers using the Eastern Busway will soon make use of new technology ensuring they get to where they're going quicker than before.
Auckland mayor Wayne...
Officials say raised pedestrian crossings will save lives
A plan to install raised pedestrian platforms on a busy east Auckland road sparked heated opposition at a public meeting held to discuss the...
Almost 10 per cent of Auckland ferries cancelled
Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter
Funded by New Zealand on Air
Recent figures from Auckland Transport (AT) shows 9.9 per cent of ferries were cancelled...
MP labels raised crossings for Ti Rakau Drive ‘crazy’
East Aucklanders are being asked to back a petition and attend a public meeting to voice their opposition to a plan to install raised...
