The Broadcasting Standards Authority made an ass of itself this week, slapping Michael Laws with a wet bus ticket.

The Auditor-General is investigating a complaint that a secret report on the V8 supercars was hidden from Auckland Council.

As a fan, Matt Greenop is happy to see the V8s get funding. But as a ratepayer, he has a different view.

Freedom campers who urinate and defecate in public and bathe naked in Lake Taupo are ruining business and a pristine environment, say local tourism operators.