A Hamilton car collector is "thrilled" to have won an auction at $500,000 for a rusty car he has to spend another $500,000 to restore.

Images of a man car-surfing on Auckland's Harbour Bridge have emerged as an Alexandra man remains in a critical condition after falling from a van travelling at high speed in Central Otago.

Daniel Ricciardo says his temporary podium at last year's Australian Grand Prix has given him the belief he can at least match that performance in next month's Formula One season-opener at Albert Park.

No city in the world has managed to pave its way out of congestion. Auckland will not be the first to succeed but it may be the last to try, writes Mark Bracey.

The young guns of the 2015 Toyota Racing Series are not holding back in an effort to get on to the podium.

The Land Rover Discovery Sport was launched in a very cold mid-winter Iceland last month. Photos/Supplied

Yeti Yarns - Paul Charman takes a Skoda Yeti in search of interesting people and places out of town.