The dream of having an Auckland Harbour Bridge crossing for pedestrians and cyclists came a little closer last month with the publication of the Ernst and Young review of the Skypath business case. The initial revenue stream ranged from $3.25m-$5.56m … Read more
Don your tweed, swig a glass of champagne and get on your bike for this weekend’s Auckland Tweed Run. Presented by the team from Frocks on Bikes, this cycle centric event will see you taking a leisurely peddle through Grey … Read more
Element picked four women to test four great cars. We’ve taken a look at the top-of-the-range Lexus Hybrid, the brand-new, seven-seater Toyota Prius, the all-electric Nissan Leaf and the funky and frugal Suzuki Swift. Roomy and Zoomy: With mileage boasting … Read more
Charged up and ready to go, We-Ar clothing creative director Jyoti Morningstar takes a spin around Auckland streets in the new Nissan Leaf. Being a fan of two wheeled travel modes – vespas, bikes and, more recently, an electric bike … Read more
The Lexus GS450h takes the five or so generations of hybrid technology developed by parent company Toyota and packs them into a great luxury vehicle, discovers Julia Hoare. I was somewhat surprised to receive a call asking if I would … Read more
New Zealand Herald Viva editor Amanda Linnell takes a spin in one of New Zealand’s most popular cars. I’m swinging down High Street, squeezing into tiny parking spaces and nipping into stores to pick up products for a photo shoot, … Read more
With mileage boasting 100km for just four litres of petrol, the new Toyota Prius V is a revelation with seven seats and oodles of room, which suits Wendyl Nissen just fine. The first thing you learn about driving a Prius, … Read more
Meet Mrs Penny Farthing. Valiantly traversing the streets of Wellington on two wheels, she signals, she is courteous, she correctly passes stopped traffic. She’s the new face of the Friendly Cyclist, demonstrating cycling etiquette in a series of videos narrated … Read more
A new spin on the concept of green vehicles has come in the form of a cardboard bicycle. Costing just $9 to produce the invention is the work of Israeli man Izhar Gafni, who wanted to prove to fellow engineers … Read more
The so-new-it-isn’t-in-New-Zealand-yet BMW ActiveHybrid 5 is a whole lot of car, which doesn’t suck a whole lot of gas. Result! Back in my university days, I was one of four co-owners of a 1970-something Ford Falcon 500 station wagon. We … Read more