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Police say anyone who tampers with radioactive equipment that was in the back of a ute stolen in Christchurch could end up with serious injuries.

The police are continuing to look for a radioactive instrument which was inside a vehicle that was stolen in Christchurch.

France's largest carmaker Peugeot Citroen is slashing 8000 jobs and closing an assembly plant outside Paris as it struggles to curb mounting losses.

An anti-drugs lobby group says the small number of police surveyed for a two-year review of drug-driving measures casts further doubt on the review's credibility.

Three men will appear in court on Monday charged with assaulting a man in Hamilton.

Frenchman Sebastien Loeb has won the Rally of New Zealand to extend his lead at the top of the World Rally Championship.

New Zealand me'ns hockey team has been thrashed 6-1 by world champions Australia in Cairns. The Australians, who led 2-1 at half-time, were quick on the counter-attack, allowing them to...

A new chair has been appointed to head Auckland Transport.

The Holden veteran Craig Lowndes made his bid to enter the V8 Supercars title chase with victory in Sunday's 200-kilometre race in Darwin. Lowndes passed title holder and championship leader...

The number of new car registrations rebounded in May, rising 9.4% from the previous month, and 31% from the same month a year earlier.

The head of Australia's biggest company says the lucky country is becoming an uncompetitive place to do business.

Ford driver Will Davison held off Holden's Craig Lowndes to win the V8 Supercar race at Phillip Island on Sunday and re-take the championship lead. In a race with four...

The American business magnate Warren Buffett has been invited to a Pitcairn island conference in California later this year in the hope that he might have some ideas for turning...

The Australian men's hockey team has ended their European tour on a positive note, securing a 2-0 series win against Germany in Mannheim. The Kookaburras defeated the world No.2 side...

A group managing the rebuild of Christchurch's earthquake-damaged infrastructure is to be headed by the man who oversaw the formation of Auckland's "super council".

The door remains open for Ford's Mark Winterbottom to make a run at the 2012 V8 Supercars championship after claiming the Perth round's opening race yesterday. Winterbottom's success ensured Ford...

A winning weekend at Manfeild has netted International Motorsport Ford Falcon driver Jonny Reid the points lead in the new V8 SuperTourers New Zealand series. Heading into the weekend...

Police in Auckland are speaking to the driver of a Ford Falcon after a hit and run incident on the North Shore just after 6pm on Saturday. The car has been impounded.

Multiple world champion Sebastien Loeb picked up one of the second day's opening three special stages to maintain his lead in the Rally of Argentina. The Citroen DS driver clocked...

French rallying great Sebastien Loeb is back on top in his Citroen after the first day of the Rally of Argentina. Finnish driver Mikko Hirvonen was just one tenth of...

The driver who won the last V8 Supercar race to be held in Hamilton says it is crucial for the sport that there continue to be a New Zealand round of the event. Audio

Ford's Mark Winterbottom has won his V8 Supercar race of the year, beating defending series champion Jamie Whincup's Holden, in the final race of the Hamilton 400 by just two...

The V8 Supercar championship leader Will Davison has won the first race of the Hamilton 400, collecting his third win of the season and extending his lead in the series...

It was all Ford in Friday's practice for the Hamilton 400 V8 Supercar round, with championship leader Will Davison setting the fastest lap time in the event's history. Davison's Australian...

Ford has announced further investment in China, with plans to build a $US760 million factory in Hangzhou. Production at the new plant is expected to start in 2015.