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At the end of this year’s Burning Man, nearly 80,000 people staggered out of a carefully constructed utopia into the harsh reality of modern American life. They

Imagine being in Vienna last week, with all the travel writers and railway buffs invited there to see a new generation of night trains for Europe. You bet I wou

All across Aotearoa New Zealand, the problem is the same: public transport services don’t run often enough. Despite much improvement even Auckland’s bus frequen

Earlier this month, New Zealand released a new plan for sustainable public transport to start shunting transport emissions from currently 39% of total domestic

Here is a join-the-dots scenario: Public transport use in Auckland needs to rise ninefold as just one ingredient in the menu for the city to meet its goal of cu

At 9.05 on Monday morning, a well-dressed woman sits vaping at Hamilton Transport Centre. On the seat beside her is a school girl. Their backs to the bus bay, i

Hamilton bus use has plunged by as much as 40% in a year in parts of the city as persistent driver shortages bite. Citywide, the Comet and Orbiter routes have h

Fewer free car parks, lower speed limits, congestion charges, putting cyclists first at intersections, and having neighbourhoods designed around biking and walk

Many Queenstown bus users complaining about changes that have led to less frequent services, irregular arrivals and sometimes no buses not turning up at all. Th