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Alonso's strong run in China
Fernando Alonso's win at the Chinese Grand Prix last night announced the Ferrari driver as a strong contender for the Formula…
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London cabbies develop a different part of the brain
Scientific research shows that black taxi drivers develop a particular part of the brain known as the hippocampus when studying…
WRC: Ogier leads world Rally championship after Portugal
France's Sebastien Ogier extended his lead at the top of the world championship standings on Sunday with victory in the…
Motoring
Cash backlash over Holden's job cuts
Holden took money from South Australian taxpayers and then just tore up the agreement.Janet Giles, South…
Motorsport: Davison leads V8 championship
Amid all the emotion of Jason Bright's overall victory at this weekend's ITM 400 Auckland, it was easy to overlook the fact…
Touring Cars: Kiwis rule the roost
Jim Richards Seven Bathurst victories and four Australian Touring Car Championships are more than enough to make Jim Richards…
Motorsport: Tears over Bright win
Last weekend Sienna Richards told her mum Charlotte she wanted Jason Bright to win the ITM 400 Auckland…
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ITM 400 at Pukekohe
Check out all the best images from the V8s at Pukekohe Park Raceway today.
Motorsport: Team boss battles to keep apart his raging bulls
Beleaguered Red Bull team principal Christian Horner did little this week to dispel the widely held belief that Sebastian…
Motorsport: Erebus set Sandown goal
They might have struggled this weekend at Pukekohe but the Mercedes of Erebus Motorsport V8 hope to be competitive by September…
Motorsport: Lowndes sitting on quietly on record
Motoring Archives
V8 Supercar driver Craig Lowndes arrived in New Zealand for the ITM 400 with one of the bigger monkeys…
Road Safety
Teenager struck in hit and run
A teenage boy has been hospitalised with serious injuries after a hit and run in Auckland this evening…
Motorcyclist hospitalised after crash
A motorcyclist has been flown to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries after an accident on the Lawrence-Waitahuna Highway…
Govt accused of blocking exporters using SH3
A Labour MP is calling for Government action over the poor condition of State Highway 3, between Taranaki and Waikato. Andrew…
Matt Greenop: Times on speed limits at schools illogical
Speed limits around schools are a fantastic idea - after all, who really wants to see a child bouncing off the bonnet? But…
Cut drinking limit - cop's parting shot
More Road Safety
The blood-alcohol limit for drivers should be lowered to prevent more unnecessary road deaths, says…
Car Buyers' Guide
Car Buyers' Guide: Lifestyle crossover vehicles
Like many Baby Boomers, Allan is after a change in…
Car Buyers' Guide: Five-door commuters
Jocelyn lives north of Auckland, and makes two trips…
Car Buyers' Guide: Safe and reliable family vehicle
Richard, his wife and their two primary school-aged…
Car Buyers' Guide: Comfortable cars
The dilemma Rosalie has painful, inflamed sacro-iliac…
Motorsport
V8 Supercars
England: Festival of speed
I spent many weekends as a child being dragged to…
Motorsport: Racing order will be restored in 3 years, says Jamie
Four-time V8 Supercars champion Jamie Whincup says…
Motorsport: Kiwi tyro wins V8 opener
A Christchurch teenager who helps to build his own…
V8s back at Pukekohe
A $6.6 million upgrade of Pukekohe Raceway has failed…
Cars
Dubai gets 350km/h Lambo cop car
Dubai's police force has lifted the covers on a serious new weapon in the fight against crime - a $700,000 Lamborghini Aventador…
Formula One
Motorsport: Hamilton claims pole in China
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position…
Formula One: Massa Qualifies ahead in Shanghai
Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso has responded sarcastically…
Motorsport: F1 slow to take off with young Chinese fans
When it was added to the calendar nine years ago…
Motorsport: Vettel, sorry? Not if he wins in the end
Hats off to Formula One for letting cameras film and…
Motoring photos and video
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Herald QuickChat: Jonny Reid talks 'progression of his career'
Eric Thompson the New Zealand Herald motorsport correspondent…
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Back-to-Back weekend for the V8 Supercars
No rest for teams in the V8 Supercars with cars and…
Hybrid and Electric Cars
Matt Greenop: Model behaviour, mostly
People without fossil fuels running through their…
Tax breaks make eco cars attractive
British companies which buy ultra-low-emission cars…
Ferrari takes the wheel in NZ and Australia
The Ferrari factory is widening its global grasp with…
Ferrari's super fast hybrid lives up to all the hype
The hybrid hypercar battlefield is getting crowded…
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Motorbikes
Motocross: Townley drops bombshell in Taupo
It's all over for New Zealand's Ben Townley. For a brief time, the only noise that could be heard at the national motocross…