Holden's new compact SUV, the Trax was recently launched in NZ. Photos/Ted Baghurst,Supplied

IRWIN Racing's Lee Holdsworth has visited the Mt Panorama Circuit, the home of Australia's premier motor race - the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, to inspect the latest works being carried out on the pit straight.

A motorcycle cop's bike burst into flames when he stopped to question a Christchurch motorist this morning.

Drivers of high-end vehicles are ruder than those who drive old bangers, according to a study.

A collection of NZ Herald photos of Andrew Stroud in Action.

Police are fighting to keep a sleep-driver off the road after she travelled more than 300km in five hours, but had no recollection of the journey.

Hamilton's Andrew Stroud has this week announced his retirement from motorcycle racing, effective immediately.

This dramatic footage shows a vehicle flipping over whilst attempting to cross a river in Russia. The vehicle flips over, the driver is then seen attempting to get the child out of the car through the sunroof.

A woman with a sleeping disorder managed to drive from Hamilton to Mt Maunganui via Auckland overnight - an event which police say could've had a tragic ending.