Driven editor Matt Greenop went to Philip Island this week to try out these incredibly grunty HSV machines.

A Herald analysis of Transport Agency data collected from 67 districts has revealed the deadliest parts of the country in terms of personal risk to road users.

Speeding accounts for more than half of all traffic offences - despite being a factor in only 15 per cent of injury crashes.

The mother of a 12-year-old boy hit by a car as he walked home from school is being chased for damages by the driver's insurance company.

For the first time since records began there has not been a single road death during the Queen's Birthday weekend, and police say it is a "very positive" result.

Aucklanders stuck in traffic on their way back to work today may be surprised to learn their city has one of New Zealand's lowest vehicle ownership rates.

Police are urging motorists to drive to the conditions after a fatality-free start to Queen's Birthday Weekend.