As a fan, Matt Greenop is happy to see the V8s get funding. But as a ratepayer, he has a different view.

Now that David has retired, he's decided it is time to retire the family station wagon - a 2-litre Mazda6 - and instead buy a smaller car. The problem is the huge choice.

A car ended up at the bottom of the Mt Eden crater overnight. The First Security-branded car was discovered this morning and removed this afternoon. There were reports the hand brake was left off. The case is under investigation.

US tuners AMS have turned up the wick on Nissan's already serious GTR - to a staggering 1118kW

'Accelerating toward and beyond 301km/h puts you in the death zone. If any little thing goes awry the situation can quickly turn critical.'

The carmaker does, however, say its new GTS is 'emotional'.

The Kiwi bloke and his ute have entered the nation's mythology, with sheds and gumboots. And it's not just blokes.