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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Motoring articles  Motoring
    Investigations are underway into what led a tourist boat to run aground just inside the Akaroa Heads
     2 February 2026
    Investigations are underway into what led a tourist boat to run aground just inside the Akaroa Heads
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    Auckland Transport will be increasing prices for public transport and parking from today
    1 Feb: Auckland Transport will be increasing prices for public transport and parking from today... more
    American driver Ugo Ugochukwu has closed in on the overall title with victory in the Saturday race in the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy series at Highlands
    31 Jan: American driver Ugo Ugochukwu has closed in on the overall title with victory in the Saturday race in the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy series at Highlands... more
    American alpine ski veteran Lindsay Vonn insists her Olympics comeback is not over despite being airlifted to a Swiss hospital after crashing during her final downhill run ahead of the Winter Games
    31 Jan: American alpine ski veteran Lindsay Vonn insists her Olympics comeback is not over despite being airlifted to a Swiss hospital after crashing during her final downhill run ahead of the Winter Games... more
    NZTA says the Coromandel's State Highway 25 has now fully reopened in time for the weekend - but speed restrictions remain in place
    30 Jan: NZTA says the Coromandel's State Highway 25 has now fully reopened in time for the weekend - but speed restrictions remain in place... more
    A person has died in a crash on Nelson Road, east of Taupaki in Auckland's Rodney
    29 Jan: A person has died in a crash on Nelson Road, east of Taupaki in Auckland's Rodney... more
    New Zealand roads are about to re-enter a dangerous window as schools return for term one
    29 Jan: New Zealand roads are about to re-enter a dangerous window as schools return for term one... more
    Liam Lawson admits there's plenty to learn after his first drive of the new generation Formula One car
    27 Jan: Liam Lawson admits there's plenty to learn after his first drive of the new generation Formula One car... more
    Snell street in Waikato's Morrinsville, is closed following an earlier crash
    25 Jan: Snell street in Waikato's Morrinsville, is closed following an earlier crash... more
    US snowstorm triggers thousands of flight cancellations, power outages
    25 Jan: A monster snowstorm is moving across the US, cancelling thousands of flights, knocking out power and snarling major roadways with ice.... more

     Most Popular Recent Motoring News
     13 Feb: Police are advising motorists in the Waikato area, including Te Awamutu, Otorohanga, and Waipa Districts, to stay off the roads this evening due to heavy rainfall and flooding +++++++++++++++
     02 Feb: Investigations are underway into what led a tourist boat to run aground just inside the Akaroa Heads ++++++++++++
     24 Jan: A strong Police presence is expected in North Canterbury this weekend, as car enthusiasts converge on Rangiora for the Muscle Car Madness Car Show ++++++++++++
     23 Jan: Taranaki Police have arrested a driver and impounded two vehicles following multiple complaints of dangerous driving earlier this week ++++++++++
     05 Feb: Road cyclists Ella Wyllie and Finn Fisher-Black have claimed the national time trial crowns in Cambridge ++++++++++
     23 Jan: Hayden Paddon is up two places to seventh after day two of the World Rally Championship's season-opening event in Monte Carlo +++++++++
     29 Jan: A person has died in a crash on Nelson Road, east of Taupaki in Auckland's Rodney +++++++++

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