New ZealandAsk Phoebe: Big vehicles mean savingsA reader writes: High-productivity motor vehicles (HPMVs) seem to be becoming increasingly obvious around Auckland.29 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandWhen harmless fun turns deadlyPranks can be fun and cause some great laughs at the time - but they can also go horribly wrong and end in serious or harmul consequences.13 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionDr Jamie Hosking: Smaller roads free us from trafficWe all hate being stuck in traffic. The usual response to congested roads in New Zealand, especially in Auckland, is to make the congested road bigger - turn a two-lane road into four.08 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe biggest motoring mythsMotoring misconceptions: we're here to clear a few up. Some are to do with semantics, some concern science: but here are five myths that we think deserve to be busted.31 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandFarmer's close call as car crashesPeter Larmer's quiet Sunday at home on his Levin farm was shattered when a car crashed through two fences and a verandah post, and came to rest upside down on his lawn.31 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Let's get sports stars to help save Kiwi lives'Visiting world motoring chief Jean Todt has praised New Zealand's road safety effort, but says there must be no let-up, and is challenging sports stars to join the cause.22 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandTruck driver hospitalised after chemical leakA truck driver was hospitalised after chemicals leaked from his truck near Taupo overnight, the fire service says.18 Aug 07:27 PM
New ZealandDrivers take selfies behind the wheelA survey has found that one in four young people in Europe have taken a "selfie" while driving.14 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandPolice slam 'idiotic' videoA man filmed car-surfing during a taxi ride over the Auckland Harbour Bridge has been slammed as "idiotic and reckless" by police.07 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandDriver's licence changes - progress or resitDrivers with learner or restricted licences will have to progress to the next stage within a five-year time period - or resit the theory test.06 Aug 08:35 PM
New ZealandPolice move to stop bad tourist driversPolice have resorted to phoning rental companies to remove unsafe tourist drivers from the road.04 Aug 09:01 PM
New ZealandSafe tyres? Where we really put our cashA new survey has found while Kiwis believe safety is more important than price when it comes to tyres, they'd rather buy high tech gadgets.03 Aug 10:47 PM
New ZealandPopular teen killed in Kaimai crashJasmine Clothier was the kind of girl who wasn't afraid to express her emotions, giving a "cuddle and a kiss" to friends and relatives without a care.03 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandCar surfing stunt 'stupid'Video footage of what appears to be a man "car surfing" off the back of a moving car is being slammed by road safety authorities as "incredibly dangerous" and "stupid".28 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandAsk Phoebe: Bike lanes will need some car spaces movedI have just been informed that the council is going to put cycle lanes on both sides of Roscommon Rd and Browns Rd in Manurewa.23 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandLack of child safety astonishes policePlunket and police were disappointed to find 22 children aged under 5 not properly restrained in vehicles during a police operation in Auckland yesterday.23 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandHungry seals a road hazardA new hazard has appeared on Northland's roads and it comes with a bite - hungry, resting or abandoned seals are turning up along the coast.20 Jul 10:16 PM
New ZealandSmashing time - in the name of safetyCrowds at the CRC Speedshow got a spectacular but safe demonstration of the power of a head-on crash at 60km/h when cars were dropped from a crane yesterday.20 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand'She was our happiness'A Taumarunui mum is serving a life sentence. Her gut instinct told her it wasn't safe to hold her baby in her lap and put the carseat in the boot , but Mary Navacilla did it anyway, just this once.19 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandAsk Phoebe: More football on park turns narrow road into 'death trap'Are you able to find out what plans are afoot for Meola Rd?16 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandSmile for new speed camerasThe first of a series of new fixed speed cameras has gone live today.13 Jul 11:33 PM
