The arguments for ditching your four-wheel addiction are overwhelming, writes public health expert Caroline Shaw

Commute week: Sam Brooks muses on the commutes of his life - from going to school with his grandfather to a puberty-filled school bus to bumming rides of friends, and what they meant to him.

The rush-hour drive from Rangiora into Christchurch is bad enough to give Auckland a run for its money. But Jamie Small finds it's no longer a commute from hell.

Last year New Zealand imported a massive 20,000 e-bikes and that number is likely to grow exponentially. But what do you need to know before you buy one? Russell Brown has the lowdown.

Finding existential fulfilment on the public transport.

Planned and implemented in the right way, these projects can lead to the creation of high quality urban places at the same time as reducing the need for travel, writes urban designer Alistair Ray.

This week on The Primer we talk to Parkable co-founder Brody Nelson whose business is using technology to shake up traditional parking.

Geneva Alexander-Marsters on the POP Waiata project she initiated last year to bring Māori music to Auckland's trains.

If you've ever caught one of Auckland's Link buses, you've probably spent a good chunk of the ride sitting at a bus stop, not moving.

Toby Morris sizes up the lord guardian of the extra seat, and other passengers we love to hate.

You don't know what you've got until it's gone, unless that's a human placenta or a full sized cello. We present the most bizarre items left behind on public transport.

Are trams really the answer to the city's transport challenges, asks former National Party cabinet minister Wayne Mapp

How could it be Commute Week without an ode to New Zealand's favourite mode of transport?

Matt Lowrie on his epic daily commute, and the direction of travel for public transport in NZ.

Faced with a lack of public transport options to his home in Warkworth, Julian Ostling launched his own private bus company which now runs from Warkworth to the CBD six times a day, five days a week.