PremiumPremiumBusinessWhen your car becomes your coffinThe farmer was found dead in the vehicle he’d complained had trapped him inside.07 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeHow national security has transformed economic policyFinancial Times: Spy fears and dual-use technologies have eclipsed free market orthodoxy.05 Sep 05:23 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeVolvo ditches pledge to sell only electric cars by 2030Financial Times: Demand for battery-powered vehicles has decreased globally.04 Sep 08:12 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessHalf-price deals on EVs as policy changes, recession creates surplus stockThe industry's pain is your gain with the first electric car under $30,000.03 Sep 04:53 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Why I no longer crave a TeslaFinancial Times: Elon Musk's antics turn off the most obvious customers for his cars.11 Aug 05:39 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeTesla misses profit estimates as Elon Musk delays ‘robotaxi’ launchFinancial Times: Shares fall despite CEO’s claim about ‘autonomous fleet’.24 Jul 02:09 AM
AgribusinessImports plunge, New Zealand records $669m goods trade surplus for JuneKiwifruit exports shone but car imports tanked.22 Jul 12:02 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeJapanese carmakers ‘very scared’ by China’s rapid EV developmentFinancial Times: Sony-Honda joint venture boss says conservative culture must change.21 Jul 08:33 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeTesla cars put on local Chinese government’s purchase list for first timeFinancial Times: Announcement comes as Elon Musk’s group faces increasing competition.04 Jul 08:05 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLex: Volkswagen tries to play catch-up with Rivian dealFinancial Times: If you can't beat 'em...VW is hitching a ride with fleeter-footed rivals.27 Jun 07:30 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: How will NZ drive economic growth in the next decade? Why mining won’t cut itOPINION: The next wave of global economic growth will involve electricity, Liam Dann says.22 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Data centre deal shows potential future for New ZealandOPINION: Could NZ's economic future lie in storing other country's data?20 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeWhy Americans are not buying more EVsFinancial Times: Tariffs on Chinese imports could reduce competition and increase costs.20 Jun 01:08 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Tension between environment and economic development loomsOPINION: 'We've got unavoidable trade-offs to make,' says Shane Jones.09 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logistics'Distressing': Car dealer closures 'likely' as sales fall for fifth straight month'Even more daunting than the peak of the Global Financial Crisis.'06 Jun 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Another family caught up in ridiculous red tapeOPINION: Immigration NZ delivers 'a brilliant gem of bureaucratic lunacy'.05 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logisticsRoad user charges: 12,000 renegade EV owners now face finesAbout 11 per cent of EV owners failed to pay up by the May 31 deadline.04 Jun 03:22 AM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logisticsRUCs for EVs: Many yet to sign up, with deadline just days awayThe move will roughly double EV owners' running costs.26 May 11:02 PM
BusinessNZTA tells dealers to repay Clean Car rebates on almost 200 EVsDealers pocketed subsidies of up to $7000 per vehicle, then sold them on too quickly.12 May 08:13 PM
OpinionShane Te PouShane Te Pou: National could lose in 2026, but would Labour be ready to win?OPINION: Could this be a one-term government?04 May 05:00 PM
CommoditiesOne thing households could do to save $1000-plus on power billsAlso under scrutiny are the creaky state of Kiwi appliances and our ageing vehicle fleet.20 Apr 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsGovernment to slash road user charges for plug-in hybridsPlug-in hybrid owners will pay less in road user charges after a change of heart.19 Mar 12:45 AM
PoliticsOops! Govt MPs vote for wrong amendment, accidentally cut proposed taxes for hybrid carsLabour and the Greens are chuffed Govt MPs accidentally cut taxes for hybrids.15 Mar 03:22 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessThe cost of an EV will plunge sooner than predicted - but there’s a catchElectric vehicle sales have levelled off lately after a surge in 2023.13 Mar 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsGovernment's road transport budget means big changes for roadsThe Government's $20b transport plan will fundamentally change our transport system.06 Mar 06:00 AM
New ZealandTesla airborne for 28m during crash that killed young lawyerTesla then skidded 60m into bank, slid, smashed through pole, rolled, court hears.28 Feb 06:50 AM
BusinessApple steers away from ambitious electric car projectThe dream of owning a self-driving electric car made by Apple may be over.28 Feb 05:54 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: No free ride - EV owners must pay their shareOPINION: Electric cars' long-time exemption from road charges expires on April 1.23 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessRevenge of the Prius: Hybrid cars stage a comeback as EV sales slowNew York Times: US sales of hybrids were up 65 per cent to more than 1.2m last year.17 Jan 11:37 PM
PremiumPremiumEconomyEV owners: RUCs will cost us twice what petrol car owners pay in fuel taxEV owners are happy to pay road user charges but say it works out double the petrol tax.17 Jan 06:30 PM
Freight and logistics$1000/year to drive your EV: Road user charges for electric vehicles from AprilThe other shoe has dropped. How it will work.16 Jan 02:31 AM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logisticsTesla dethroned as EV sales boomed in final month of Clean Car DiscountAn industry boss wants clarity as EV owners get set to pay Road User Charges.10 Jan 12:57 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessPower to the people as American solar rooftop use growsAbout 4.5 million homeowners in the US now have solar rooftops.17 Dec 04:20 AM
New ZealandFocus: Car dealer's ‘biggest EV shipment yet’ as sales expected to surgeKiwis are rushing to get an EV before the Clean Car rebate is scrapped on December 31st. Video / Ben Dickens Focus Reporter / Chereè KinnearWatch30 Nov 09:06 PM