Former two-time Toyota Racing Series champion Mitch Evans showed he hasn't lost his touch.

Crossing the road is among the most dangerous of everyday activities - and police say even the slightest loss of concentration could have disastrous, if not fatal, results.

The V8 Supercar season is just weeks away and Ford's elite drivers have been taking it to a different limit this week. The pre-season fitness camp is the opportunity to not only work off any Christmas kilos - it's also a seen as a critical team building exercise.

Kiwi motorists are among the most likely to die on roads, despite having one of the more frequent road-testing regimes in the world, reports show.

The BBC car show Top Gear is coming to New Zealand to film our world-famous driving dogs.