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AA wants alcohol interlock system beefed up
Thousands of drunk drivers who are eligible, are not getting an alcohol interlock sentence - and even if they did, they might get away with never having the device fitted to their vehicle.
AA welcomes cut to fuel taxes
The government is knocking 25 cents off per litre off fuel excise tax for three months - with the change coming into effect tonight.
They will also cut a further 25 cents a litre from road user… Video, Audio
Dr Nicola Lee: Harm caused by meth on the rise
The Drug Foundation organised a symposium at Parliament this week and one of the keynote speakers was Professor Nicole Lee from the National Drug Research Institute in Australia. She discusses the… Audio
The AA questions fuel price hikes
The Automobile Association says the fuel companies that hiked their prices in response to an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, need to explain why they did so when others didn't. BP and Z… Audio
AA discount divorces from Caltex
The Automobile Association is promising its 2-and-a-half-million Smartfuel cardholders that they won't go without fuel discounts when its partnership with Caltex ends in August. Audio
Speed limits: too high
The NZTA has estimated 5% percent of our speed limits are too high to be safe, and should be dropped from 100 kms to between 60 and 80. Audio
Budget may set out road map for free driver training
Free practical and theoretical driver licence training remains a government promise, and could be on the cards when the Budget is announced later this month.
Motorists against 30km/h Auckland CBD limit
In the AA's biggest ever Auckland survey, 62 percent of motorists opposed a 30km/h speed limit in the city centre
BP price hike reignites debate about petrol prices
BP's head honchos have been ordered to front up and explain their behaviour to the government after an internal email was leaked, revealing how BP hiked petrol prices in one area to stem losses in… Audio
Petrol price differences not uncommon - AA
Petrol companies need to be more transparent in how they set the price of fuel, because no one but those in the industry understand how petrol prices can differ so much between stations, Mark… Video, Audio
Petrol price differences: 'We're being rorted'
91 Unleaded petrol costs $2.17 a litre at BP in Paraparaumu, yet $1.99 40km north at the BP station in Levin. We asked drivers what they thought of the difference. Video, Audio
How are NZ's DIY skills?
The AA is extending its call-out service from cars to now include emergency maintenance jobs around your home Audio
2017 road toll 'heartbreaking' - AA
The AA is pleading with drivers to be more careful this year, saying last year's road toll is heartbreaking.
Roads Run Through Us: 4
John Bluck explores the ways of the road in this fourth of a series about the place roads have in New Zealand's history, consciousness and identity. Audio
AA welcomes Commerce Commission petrol prices study
A briefing to the Government made public yesterday says New Zealanders pay the highest petrol prices in the developed world, before tax. Energy Minister Megan Woods has ruled out direct intervention… Audio
Police defend only having 18 fixed speed cameras
Police and the Automobile Association are downplaying the low number, but road safety charity Brake and the Police Association say speed cameras reduce drivers' speeds and save lives. Audio
Road toll rise not caused by lack of fixed cameras - AA
As the road toll continues to rise, police have confirmed most of the country has been without fixed speed cameras for more than a year. There are 18 fixed cameras operating at present but they are… Audio
Drivers facing undue pain at the pump, AA says
Fuel companies are unfairly raising petrol prices, the lobby group says, as most prices rise above $2 a litre. Audio
Petrol companies 'cynically' raising prices - AA
The Automobile Association says petrol companies are harming their public image by raising prices while attention is elsewhere. AA pricing analyst Mark Stockdale joins us. Audio
AA welcomes 110km/h on NZ's best roads
The Government has confirmed speed limits on some of the main expressways will be lifted to 110km/h. The Automobile Association's Barney Irvine says it's a welcome advancement. Audio