Media releases
1 October 2018
AA moves to support Kiwis suffering hearing loss
The AA has rolled out free hearing consultations to its more than a million Personal Members in a move it hopes will see more Kiwis get the support they need in dealing with hearing loss.
14 September 2018
Innovation sees AA and AA Insurance take out top marketing award
Taking an innovative new direction saw the AA and AA Insurance take out the Supreme Award – and three other awards – at the 2018 TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards last night for their AA Home Response campaign. AA and AA Insurance won the Supreme Award, the Consumer Products & Services Sector Award, and Excellence Awards for Best Collaboration and Best Brand Extension/Innovation for their new joint venture AA Home Response. AA Home Response connects householders with AA Home tradespeople to fix common household breakdowns like burst pipes, lockouts and electrical failures 24/7, 365 days of the year.
10 September 2018
New AA service to help with household woes rolls out to more centres
The AA has today launched AA Home Response in Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawke’s Bay and further parts of the Auckland region, providing peace-of-mind for residents and additional work for local tradespeople. AA Home Response is a new service which takes care of the hassle of finding a tradesperson to fix common household breakdowns like burst pipes, lockouts and electrical failures 24/7, 365 days of the year. The service aims to get a tradesperson to an emergency within 60 minutes, or at a time which suits the resident/landlord.
4 September 2018
AA and Driven announce Judging panel and criteria for bold new Awards
The New Zealand Automobile Association and NZME’s Driven are thrilled at the positive response to the new premier AA Driven New Zealand Car of the Year Awards for 2018.
24 August 2018
Regulation of clamping cowboys good news for motorists
The AA is cautiously welcoming today’s announcement from the Government to rein in wheel clampers by regulating a maximum clamping penalty of $100, but believes more needs to be done to regulate the industry.
25 July 2018
AA Traveller congratulates Manawatu holiday park voted NZ’s best
AA Travel and Tourism General Manager Greig Leighton has tonight presented Himatangi Beach Holiday Park in the Manawatu the supreme award of New Zealand’s Best Holiday Park.
19 July 2018
New SUVs achieve top safety ratings against increased testing standards
Volvo and Mazda's new SUVs have hit the New Zealand market with 5 star safety ratings from the Australasia New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP) - in spite of increased testing standards.
18 July 2018
AA welcomes certainty for EV drivers with EVRoam launch
The New Zealand Automobile Association welcomes the launch of EVRoam, a platform that will give EV (Electric Vehicle) drivers peace of mind in knowing exactly where their next charge is coming from.
3 July 2018
AA Driving School to help MIT students get on the road and to their first jobs
AA Driving School and Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) have launched a new programme which will help Trades and Hospitality students gain their driver licences – so greatly improving their chances of employment.
2 July 2018
AA parents feel nervous allowing their kids to walk to school
Auckland parents and some schools actively discourage children from walking and cycling to school due to a lack of safety infrastructure, AA surveys have found. The findings – from surveys of AA Members and working directly with some central Auckland schools over the past two years – highlight the desperate need for Auckland Transport (AT) to invest in simple safety infrastructure like road signs around schools. With new funding earmarked from the Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP), this will hopefully change.