Auckland’s proposed congestion charging, explained

Phil Walter/Getty Images For city commuters, the slow crawl through peak hour traffic each day is an annoyance as unavoidable as blustery spring weather. Call it the cost of living in the big smoke. But Auckland is now on a path to join a small group of cities that have decided…

In the future, drivers will likely have to pay to drive in certain parts of New Zealand’s biggest city at certain times. Here’s what you need to know. Beep beep: Auckland Council is moving slowly forward with congestion charging. Last week councillors voted to put three…