Tinted windows are becoming a fashion accessory for Kiwi motorists - but installing them can put owners at risk of a failed insurance claim.

Daniel Ricciardo will carry the hopes of a nation into the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix this weekend but the Red Bull driver says he won't feel any extra pressure in his home race.

A German woman on holiday in New Zealand to visit her daughter was killed in a crash in Matakana, north of Auckland, yesterday.

One person died after a crash in Matakana and a school bus slid off the road in Manly as five incidents caused traffic chaos in the Auckland region yesterday.

A parking operator has defended giving $65 penalties to drivers who overstay by a few minutes, saying $25 of the fee represents its average losses.

New Zealand new vehicle sales, which rose to a record last year, have continued the upbeat trend this year, rising to a new high for a January month.

When a kindergarten teacher forked out $400 for her family to see Nitro Circus Live at the weekend, she didn't think the show would finish halfway through.

Australian V8 Supercars driver Jason Bargwanna drives around Mt Panorama on the racing car simulator imported into New Zealand.

More than 640 drivers were stung with fines during a 24-hour, 84-checkpoint police road safety blitz in central Auckland yesterday.

Anonymous NZ car fanatic buys McLaren P1 but asks for Kiwi logos to be stitched into the seats.

Evergreen Kiwi racer Kenny Smith will be in command and control of the Adrian Newey-designed Leyton House March Formula One car from the 1990s at the Gulf Oil Howden Ganley Formula 5000 Festival later this month.

The benefits of city life come at a cost. Ask any ex-Aucklander and you'll hear that things began looking up as the reflection of the city disappeared from the rear-view mirror.

The four people who died in a horrific crash on State Highway One yesterday when a Range Rover did a U-turn into the path of a logging truck have been named.

Driver of a 44-tonne logging truck was powerless to prevent a collision that killed four people and left a boy, 8, fighting for his life.

Donna McIntyre finds out what drives car lovers to stand out from the crowd.

One of New Zealand's few full-time professional motor racers flies very much under the radar. Daniel Bray believes his sport of karting is most of the time regarded as a stepping stone to bigger things.

An Auckland man has narrowly avoided a jail term after causing his wife's death in an act of road rage.

A warning is being issued to motorists after a third of New Zealanders surveyed admitted to leaving valuable possessions in their car.