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Auckland Transport’s parking prices will increase by 50 cents an hour to keep up with the higher costs of keeping your city moving. 

Aucklanders using one of New Zealand’s busiest intersections can now see the new flyover being built above them which will help nearly halve congestion, making car and bus trips quicker and easier as part of Auckland Transport’s (AT) Eastern Busway project.

Onewa Road, one of the busiest routes in Auckland, has become a model of productivity with over 30,000 vehicles moving an estimated 100,000 people each day. 

Auckland Transport is proposing changes in St Heliers Village so that more people can enjoy two hours of free parking without having to cut their visit short or worry about being fined for overstaying in the beachfront town centre.

The Auckland Transport (AT) Board held its first meeting of 2025 on Tuesday 25 February.

We’re now entering the busiest period of the year on Auckland’s roads and public transport. Offices, construction sites, schools and universities are back in full swing. 

Auckland Transport (AT) is asking Aucklanders about proposed changes to on-street parking and kerbside spaces in the city centre designed to make it easier to live, visit and do business in the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau.

We’re heading into the busiest time of the year on Auckland’s public transport network as thousands of school children head back to the classroom, joining the tens of thousands of adult passengers who’ve recently swapped the beach for the office.

Free overnight parking will remain in Auckland’s city centre for another year, with Auckland Transport agreeing to allow more time to support economic recovery.

Schools across Tāmaki Makaurau will be welcoming students both new and old in earnest this week, and Auckland Transport (AT) is reminding motorists to be mindful of them.

New Zealand’s largest ever tendered bus services contract has been awarded today, with Auckland Transport (AT) signing on Ritchies Transport to deliver expanded operations in west and south Auckland.

Passenger trains are returning to an upgraded Pukekohe Station for the first time in more than two years, now connecting directly with other parts of Auckland to the central city in 75 minutes.

Homai Station is now ready for more frequent train services when the City Rail Link opens in 2026, with safer access to the station as well as improvements for the local blind and low vision community. 

Yesterday at precisely 3.56pm, an unsuspecting passenger made history when they hopped off a route 27H bus by the Grafton Bridge after a short trip up Symonds Street.

Starting 2 February, Auckland Transport is simplifying its zone systems and fare structure across buses, trains and ferries – the biggest change since 2016.