Freightways reported a 7pc rise to $31 million in full year profit, as operating revenue also rose 7pc to $353m.

Mainfreight is reporting its first quarter net surplus after abnormals rose 109 per cent to $14.2 million.

Smart roads and clever apps could hold the key to solving Auckland's congestion problems, writes Steve Hart.

Spies, jail sentences, hidden assets, a famous explorer - a former MP's bid to build a high-tech stealth helicopter has more twists than a combat mission, reports Karyn Scherer.

One of the world's more highly-sophisticated miniature drone spy planes can often be found in the skies over New Zealand.

There's nothing like being left waiting at a chilly airport to make you appreciate Air NZ.

Fuel tax is likely to rise by about 3.5c per litre over the next two years to help fund hundreds of millions in additional government spending on "roads of national significance" such as the Puhoi to Welsford highway.

Union workers are threatening to picket the arrival of a shipment of Chinese-made railway wagons at the Port of Tauranga.

Transport Agency consultants believe tolls of $6 to $8 could pay for a new Auckland harbour crossing. The tolls would be charged on the new crossing and the existing harbour bridge.