Eighty people who lost family members in the 1979 Erebus tragedy will travel to Antarctica on a remembrance flight this summer after their names were drawn in a ballot.

We asked readers what they thought of the Govt's plan to change NZ's right-turn rule in 2012, and found little consensus.

A bus driver who earned $48,000 a year bought more than $3m worth of real estate after being caught up in an alleged elaborate scam.

A big advertising campaign will prepare drivers for a change to the idiosyncratic right-of-way road rules, but the change will not come until after the Rugby World Cup.

The Govt will bring NZ's 'confusing' and idiosyncratic give way rules for turning vehicles into line with those in the rest of the world after next year's Rugby World Cup.

A man killed in a microlight aircraft crash at Tauranga Airport has been named. Counselling is being offered to witnesses of the accident.

Internet giant's money will help NZ firm develop mass-transit system for use in traffic-clogged, skyscraper-strewn cities.

The Govt is defending its decision not to lower the drink-driving limit despite advice that doing so could save lives.

Dita De Boni hopes the first Super City mayor will give Aucklanders a reason to abandon their cars.