John Key appeared to hint at a watering down of proposals to open national parks to mining yesterday.

The boundaries for the new Auckland Super City have been confirmed with an extra ward and two further local boards added.

Dozens of directors who run Auckland's cultural and sporting facilities look set to be dumped by the Govt for a handful of directors.

Aucklanders are to be locked out of decisions affecting their greatest jewels as well as important transport issues.

The days of rental car companies giving pamphlets to confused overseas visitors and crossing their fingers they'll cope with NZ's oddball right-hand rule look set to be over.

New Zealand's unique right-hand rule, a relic of an old Melbourne tram system and cause of 2560 crashes a year, is set to be scrapped.

Reducing the current legal blood alcohol limit will hurt the law-abiding majority without tackling repeat offenders, say lawyers.

The move to raise the minimum legal driving age to 16 will be part of the Government's road safety strategy, to be released tomorrow.

A Labour MP is taking the unusual step of asking people to join a protest against a select committee he sits on.

The Govt intends imposing a zero alcohol level on drivers aged under 20, Steven Joyce has confirmed.