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The Queen's Birthday Honours list has recognised 169 people this year, including five new Knights and two Dames.

Police say an Auckland woman was killed after a gas explosion in a tunnel in Onehunga on Saturday morning.

Finnish driver Jari-Matti Latvala leads the Rally of Argentina ahead of Norwegian Petter Solberg with world champion Sebastien Loeb in fifth place, one and a half minutes adrift after a...

Cars belonging to reporters parked outside the home of Manchester United star Ryan Giggs have been attacked and vandalised by a group of men. Greater Manchester police said at least...

Citroen's seven-time world champion Sebastien Loeb has won the Rally of Italy in Sardinia for his 63rd career win and fourth in the race to reinforce his lead in the...

Citroen's Sebastien Loeb set the pace on the opening day of the Rally of Italy in Sardinia, establishing a 33-second lead over stablemate Petter Solberg with Mikko Hirvonen 53 seconds...

New car registrations fell sharply in April. NZ Transport Agency figures show they were 30% below March and 7% lower than a year ago.

Chrysler has reported its first quarterly profit since it emerged from bankruptcy protection two years ago. Chrysler last made a quarterly profit in 2007.

Two more stunning drives at Perth's Barbagallo Raceway have helped the New Zealand driver Shane van Gisbergen muscle his way back up to fourth place in the 2011 V8 Supercar...

Jamie Whincup won his third V8 Supercar race from pole to flag in Perth, as the Holden driver threatens to blow open the tightest championship in years. Whincup beat team-mate...

Two bridges in the Far North have been damaged by flooding but SH1 reopened on Friday after road crews carried out repairs.

The Ford driver Shane Van Gisbergen has become the first New Zealander to win the the Hamilton V8 Supercar race with the 21-year-old climbing from fourth on the grid to...

Ford driver Shane van Gisbergen has become the first New Zealander to win the Hamilton-400 Super V8 race.

Frenchman Sebastien Ogier recorded the narrowest win in a world championship rally when he triumphed over Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala by just 0.2 of a second in the shortened Rally of...

Historic British marque Mini will return to the World Rally Championship stage after a lengthy absence next month in Italy. The Mini John Cooper Works WRC has been unveiled in...

A silent film made by American director John Ford has had its first screening in New Zealand since 1927. Upstream was found in a garden shed in Hastings in 1993 and has been restored. Audio

Sebastien Ogier beat Citroen team mate and fellow Frenchman Sebastien Loeb to win the Rally of Portugal for the second year in a row and make amends for a costly...

Holden's Garth Tander has comfortably taken out the second V8 Supercar race at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Tander beat Holden driver Jason Richards, who's back racing on a...

Championship leader Jamie Whincup ran away with the opening V8 Supercar race in twilight at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Whincup led from the start in the non-championship race,...

The market share for large fuel-thirsty cars has fallen as petrol prices rise.

Main roads on the Coromandel peninsula have reopened after flooding although drivers are being advised to take care.