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Motorsport: Young rider one to watch

New Zealand riders once ruled the roost in solo speedway racing with three Kiwi riders winning 12 world titles between them in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s - Ivan Mauger (six), Ronnie Moore (two) and....

Pitstop: 1990s F1 car in action

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.

Pleasure before Eco Pro mode

Dakar rider died from hyperthermia, dehydration

Lap of the gods - at 265km/h

"Can't think of a better way to spend a Thursday," says Jono Lester as I'm folded into the passenger seat of his Ferrari 458 GT3.

Al-Attiya extends Dakar Rally lead

Barreda wins fourth stage of Dakar Rally

Dakar Rally rider's death still a mystery

Autonomous Audi A7 hits the highway

Petrol plunge: should price be lower?

Kiwis should have more disposable cash as petrol prices fall around the country, but consumer groups say the amount we fork out at the pumps should be lower still.

Editorial: Better signs and roads the best solution

Responses that promise an immediate and apparently ready-made solution to a problem have a seductive appeal.

Call for calm after latest tourist crash

Tourism leaders are appealing for Kiwis not to come down too hard on overseas drivers as police investigate a crash which has left two French visitors seriously injured.

Vehicle safety bar set high in 2014

New Zealand's 'staggering' road toll

Deaths on New Zealand roads made up a "staggering" 41.7 per cent of all fatalities across Australasia over the holiday season.

Editorial: Police should zero in on high risk motorists

It is never advisable to judge a policy on what will probably turn out to be a short-term abnormality.

Is the 'zero tolerance' speed campaign working?

The police policy of targeting drivers as little as one kilometre an hour over the speed limit has been called ridiculous and ineffective. Is the Police 'zero tolerance' speed campaign working?