Electric vehicles are still niche in the extreme, but right now in New Zealand you can buy externally rechargeable cars from Nissan, Mitsubishi and Holden.

A luxury car concealed in a container has been seized, but Dunedin police say it is too early to confirm it belongs to convicted fraudster Michael Swann.

The identities of two women who jumped in front of traffic and caused injuries to several people, including a pregnant woman, are yet to be established by police.

Several people were rushed to hospital last night after two women deliberately jumped in front of traffic, causing a crash.

A bureaucratic loophole has allowed 50,000 damaged second-hand Japanese cars to be sold in New Zealand in the past seven years.