An NZ motorcyclist died instantly when he lost control and crashed at speed during a race on the Isle of Man, a British inquest has been told.

Auckland's Southern Motorway has up to a dozen points too weak to support new, extra-heavy trucks already plying the roads.

The son of a Hells Angels gang leader is to stand for Wanganui District Council - with the backing of Michael Laws.

A woman who died after rolling her quad-bike was an experienced rider who appeared to have been doing everything right, police say.

The Gulf of Mexico spill may have hit BP here...