Increased demand for oil from China coupled with a global shortage of oil refineries has sent petrol prices to a 16-month high.

The Government intends to give control of transport in the Super City to a largely unelected board.

Drivers should prepare to unlearn NZ's unique intersection rule which sees left-indicating vehicles yield to opposing traffic turning right.

The days of rental car companies giving pamphlets to confused overseas visitors and crossing their fingers they'll cope with NZ's oddball right-hand rule look set to be over.

New Zealand's unique right-hand rule, a relic of an old Melbourne tram system and cause of 2560 crashes a year, is set to be scrapped.

Reducing the current legal blood alcohol limit will hurt the law-abiding majority without tackling repeat offenders, say lawyers.