Drivers can share dashboard camera footage with the public and not breach privacy law as long as videos do not identify people, the Privacy Commissioner says.

"Can't think of a better way to spend a Thursday," says Jono Lester as I'm folded into the passenger seat of his Ferrari 458 GT3.

Auckland councillor Dick Quax has been causing a stir online with flippant comments about public transport and the regular presence of police in an Auckland suburb.

New vehicle sales in NZ surged to a record in 2014, aided by a buoyant economy and cheaper prices.

A Chinese student who died in a Boxing Day smash in Southland has been named by police as the holiday road toll rises to seven.

The four people who died in a horrific crash on State Highway One yesterday when a Range Rover did a U-turn into the path of a logging truck have been named.

Driver of a 44-tonne logging truck was powerless to prevent a collision that killed four people and left a boy, 8, fighting for his life.

The car that controversially raced across the South Island clocking speeds well above the limit so then-prime minister Helen Clark could get to a rugby test on time has been sold in Auckland.

The BMW 3 Series Sport Edition is Driven's first long-term test car. We are testing the 3 Series for three months and are reporting on the premium sedan's reliability, economy and features throughout.