Motoring

Carter hoping to build on solid start

Motocross is regarded as one of the toughest sports in the world and, thankfully, New Zealand builds rider tough enough to match some of the best on the planet. The... Read More

Nitro Circus riders in town

Nitro Circus riders signed autographs and spoke to a queue of fans at the Warehouse Fraser Cove on Thursday. It was the riders' only public appearance ahead of... Read More

Vehicle on fire after SH33 crash

A vehicle has crashed and is on fire on SH33, south of Paengaroa. Police, fire, and ambulance are in attendance. Northern Fire Communications shift manager Paul... Read More

NZ’s youngest drifter’s bright future

At just 15-years-old, Liam Honnor is New Zealand's youngest competitive drifter in the Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship. Typically, young up-and-coming... Read More

Mount champ's classy win

It was business as usual for defending champions Cody Cooper and Hamish Harwood at the opening round of the New Zealand Motocross Championships near Timaru. Mount... Read More

Section of state highway to close

State Highway 29a will be closed between Pyes Pa Road and Oropi Road roundabouts every night from 7pm to 1am, starting Tuesday February 7. The closure will allow... Read More

$500K upgrade for Bay highway

More than $500,000 is about to be spent on making it more difficult for people to die on the section of State Highway 34, between Kawerau and Te Teko. The $540,000... Read More

Be fair, keep clear

His image is peppered with bullet holes. One of the shots passed clean through his left eyebrow. ”I am trying not to read anything into it,” says Paul... Read More

Road safety reminders for this week

Police are urging parents to take their children through a road safety rules refresher before the schools resume next week. After a two month break from school... Read More

Aussie takes second MX GP title

New Zealand MX1 champion Cody Cooper of Mount Maunganui, led from the start of the feature race of the annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville, but... Read More

Rising petrol prices push up inflation

Higher prices for petrol and air fares are some of the factors pushing inflation up to 1.3 per cent. Petrol prices led the increase, with the average price paid... Read More

Mount rider favourite for Grand Prix

The focus goes on Woodville this weekend as New Zealand's elite motocross racers again flood into the town for the big annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix. With... Read More