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How a free iwi programme is transforming lives through driver licensing
Ngāi Te Rangi's programme targets those struggling with costs and access.
Aftermath of Massey houses car crash
A young couple awoke screaming and clutching each other after a car ploughed into their bedroom, stopping just centimetres from them. Video / Michael Craig
Car owners mull switching to third-party insurance as premiums skyrocket
Consumers are facing a conundrum as quotes on one vehicle range from $580 to $1790.
Jet Car Vaporiser – this ain’t your mum’s minivan!
Reporter Finlay is at the Kumeū Hot Rod Festival where the Vaporiser, a funny car with the engine of a jet that spits out streams of fire, is chilling with pilot Steve Zahorodny.
Cause of PM’s limo crash revealed in private messages and photos
Police blame driver 'misjudgment' for the roundabout collision.
Kiwi man's rebuild of the famous 'lost Bugatti' to be unveiled at Art Deco Festival
All but three of the country's 15 vintage and classic Bugatti models will be in Napier.
Dug down, walls now rising for $400m Mount Maunganui retirement village
A giant sandpile sits at the centre of the site where perimeter walls have been built.
AMI reveals Hawke’s Bay's top 10 stolen car models for 2024
Has your Nissan gone missing? Car thieves' favourite vehicles to nick are revealed.
Police charge man, 22, after daylight carjacking outside popular Auckland cafe
The victim got out of his car but was punched and had his car stolen.
Property Insider: 6 big things likely to dominate 2025
Seascape, Ikea, some big new buildings and a court drama loom.
‘Love you mum’: 501 sentenced for stealing $249k Porsche before police pursuit
Pinched Porsche 911 eventually recovered after dramatic wrong-way police pursuit.
What's on in Tairāwhiti Gisborne this weekend
On this weekend: hot rods, music festival and a cellar door art exhibition.
Woman allegedly steals car, crashes it on busy Christchurch road
Police spiked the car on Bealey Ave before it crashed. The woman is in hospital.
Lifestyle Magazine Group has $70,000 deficit, NZ Life & Leisure magazine continues with new owner
Printer Webstar is owed $67,000, trade creditors $28,000; the total owed is $95,000.
Watch: Tyre-slasher strikes Auckland suburb as locals fume at ‘senseless’ attacks
A loud hissing sound can be heard as the slasher runs off.
Watch: ‘Would have been gone’: Car carrying three children just inches away from tragedy
Man had three children in the back when he came face to face with potential tragedy.
Terrifying near-miss after car crosses centre line
Watch three angles of a near-miss after a car crosses the centre line of the road. Video / Supplied
From police to Fifo: Hāwera family finds financial success in Oz
The family of five are in a far better financial position than they were in NZ.
'Massive accumulation' at Kāinga Ora house
Tenant denied claims his house was a fire risk or pest hotspot.
Te Pāti Māori calls for deadline extension and Justin Trudeau resigns | NZ Herald News Update
Te Pāti Māori calls for deadline extension for Treaty Principles Bill submissions and Canada's Liberal Party in need of new leader following Justin Trudeau's resignation.
Two-vehicle crash on SH1, Waikato
Emergency services rushed to the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Waikato this morning at about 5.30am. Video / Supplied
New York City starts driver congestion charging despite opposition
The scheme highlights challenges of charging drivers where the car is king.
'I'm destroying the icon of the motorcar': Napier man's two decade quest to invent a better form of transport
A Napier man invents a 'Hydrocarbonanza', a bike-like vehicle aimed at replacing cars.
‘Our best year on the roads in a century’: Road toll falls below 300 for the first time in a decade
"Have we seen people starting to make safer choices when they’re driving?"
Watch: People run for their lives as vehicle goes on late-night rampage
The driver rammed a number of cars and a person before fleeing the scene.
‘Never a time to be a hero’: What to do if you’re first at a crash
Police have advice for people who come across a crash scene.