Transport
Rakiura/Stewart Island to crack down on inconsiderate parking
A Rakiura/Stewart Island Ward councillor is relieved the Southland District Council is attempting to crack-down on anti-social parking.
Parking woes on Stewart Island
Plans are afoot to crackdown on motorists' anti-social parking on Rakiura - Stewart Island. Audio
No deaths on the roads over long weekend
No one has died on the roads this holiday weekend. Director of the National Road Policing Centre Superintendent Steve Greally spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio
Warnings govt undermining two housing developments in Wellington
There are warnings the government is undermining two big housing developments it wants to fast-track by refusing to contribute to local public transport improvements. Kate Green has the story. Audio
Parking crackdown incoming for Masterton
Masterton's council is considering "alternative approaches" to addressing the problem of businesses using public car parks for vehicle storage.
Labour Weekend road toll still at zero as holiday winds down
The lowest Labour Weekend road toll was recorded back in 2013, where only one person died and 109 were injured.
Colonial controversy around bike lanes: Aotearoa’s bicycle pioneers
Anyone who thinks controversy around cycle lanes is anything new, should pick up a copy of Michael Toohey’s just published account of the bicycle’s beginnings in Aotearoa New Zealand, The Cycling… Audio
More police on Auckland public transport after fatal stabbing
It follows the fatal stabbing of Bernice Maychurch on an Onehunga bus earlier this week.
No trains in Wellington, Auckland over long weekend
Auckland Transport and Metlink are replacing all trains with buses until Tuesday for maintenance and upgrades.
Flights delayed as people head away for long weekend
Holiday traffic is causing congestion in the main centres as people head away for the long Labour weekend.
MBIE stands by quality of Connemara ferry fuel
The maritime watchdog says fuel supplied to a Bluebridge ferry that lost power met all regulatory standards despite the company's claims it was contaminated.
Former Wgtn mayor in court over $40 parking ticket
Dame Kerry Prendergast has appeared in the Wellington District Court to challenge a ticket issued for parking on a footpath.
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 25th October
On today's episode, the ambulance workers union is warning someone could be killed if stab proof vests aren't made more widely available to all staff, Labour's Maori Development spokesperson Willie… Audio
Call for more security on buses following fatal attack
Bus and Coach Association chief executive Delaney Myers told Morning Report there needed to be more people around and on buses to act as a deterrent for bad behaviour and to give people additional… Audio
Bus advocacy group wants more security after stabbing
An advocacy groups for the country's bus companies says there needs to be more security on buses after a woman was stabbed to death on an Auckland bus on Wednesday. Bus and Coach Association chief… Audio
Bus passengers say they helped stabbed woman in final moments
A passenger on the bus where a woman was stabbed multiple times has told RNZ she was holding the victim's hand as she died. Melanie Earley reports. Audio
Onehunga community board on fatal bus stabbing
Following the fatal stabbing of a woman on an Auckland Bus on Wednesday, Auckland Transport's Director of Public Transport, Stacey Van der Putten says a multi-agency approach is needed to tackle the… Audio
Transport Minister on pratical driving tests wait times
Transport Minister Simeon Brown joined First Up to discuss driving test waiting time which appear to be on the improve. Audio
Driver did everything they could to help after fatal attack on bus - AT
The driver of the bus on which a woman was fatally attacked has been praised for trying to help the woman and other passengers, and doing everything right. Audio
The Panel with Madison Burgess-Smith & Sue Bradford (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Madison Burgess-Smth & Sue Bradford discuss the tragic Auckland bus stabbing, political funding and Metallica's upcoming concert. Audio
